David Bowie ghosted a French castle and made rock history. The walls still hum.
The best way to follow Bowie's trail, the phantom, was to start at a place he haunted: the mythical Hérouville Castle Studios. It was there, partly, that the 1970s rock wrote its legend, of which Bowie is one of the main protagonists.
Direction
Conte and Chataigner treat the studio as sacred haunted ground.
Production
Archival footage that makes you feel like you're trespassing in 1973.
Director
Gaëtan Chataigner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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