what city was flashdance set in?
Flashdance film locations Pittsburgh features in The Silence Of The Lambs, but also stands in for âGotham Cityâ in The Dark Knight Rises. Flashdance location: Alex nervously applies to audition: Carnegie Institute, Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh. One of the archetypal 80s movies, with Alex Owens (Jennifer Beals) flinging herself around like a maniac to a Giorgio Moroder soundtrack, against the backdrop of industrial Pittsburgh. Itâs clearly filmed around the Steel City, with Adrian Lyneâs visuals rendering the gritty urban environment strangely appealing.