From a reported interview with Terry Gilliam:
Question: "You said in an interview that The Zero Theorem
was very influenced by Bucharest. In what way?"
Some related material from Log24:
See also a Google search from this evening—
— and the beginning of the Zero Theorem screenplay —
FADE IN:
A rim of swirling light appears, circling helplessly into a
gigantic BLACK HOLE. It spirals inward…