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"Nocturama", the new movie by French director Bertrand Bonello (also behind "Saint Laurent" in 2014), released on August 31, was partly shot in Art Nouveau building La Samaritaine in Paris. "Nocturama" observes in minute detail how a small group plans and executes a series of terror attacks in Paris before retreating to the luxurious department store. Shot like an elaborate playground, this luxury store — generously stocked with food, fine wine, and name-brand clothes — suggests a miniature and more peaceful world where everything might be possible.