Don't Look Now

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Don't Look Now

R,

1973,

1h 50m,

Mystery & Thriller

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Still grieving over the accidental death of their daughter, Christine (Sharon Williams), John (Donald Sutherland) and Laura Baxter (Julie Christie) head to Venice, Italy, where John's been commissioned to restore a church. There Laura meets two sisters (Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania) who claim to be in touch with the spirit of the Baxters' daughter. Laura takes them seriously, but John scoffs until he himself catches a glimpse of what looks like Christine running through the streets of Venice.

Critics Consensus

Don't Look Now patiently builds suspense with haunting imagery and a chilling score -- causing viewers to feel Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie's grief deep within.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

Mar 13, 2023

This haunting thriller and study of the psychology of grief is one of the most accomplished, and most troubling, films by the British director Nicolas Roeg.

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Molly Haskell

Village Voice

Apr 20, 2022

It is a film in which everything seems to have been sacraficed for pictorial effect.

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Paul D. Zimmerman

Newsweek

Feb 10, 2022

Roeg, for all his artiness and tricks, succeeds in creating a dark and frightening experience unlike anything ever filmed.

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

Jan 25, 2025

8/10

Don’t Look Now is a textbook example of using visual motifs to unify a film (maybe to a fault from today’s point of view...)

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Michael Calleri

Niagara Gazette

Dec 29, 2023

The extraordinarily tense and relentlessly unnerving "Don't Look Now" creates its fear especially by highlighting events that can’t be explained. It is one of the best psychological thrillers I’ve seen.

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Noah Gittell

Washington City Paper

Oct 27, 2023

Despite being known for its lurid sex scene, Nicolas Roeg’s 1973 film avoids Hollywood sensationalism while making grief into a monster.

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Han W

Jan 11, 2019

Very solid. Extra points for the location.

Abraham R

Jan 9, 2019

Ok. Dated. A bit slow.

Harry L

Dec 28, 2018

An all-time favourite of mine, just wonderfully balanced between style and emotion. And that score! Sure, there are elements that haven't aged well, but they tend for me to be elements that intended to be jarring anyway (the ending being a case in point) so don't take me out of the atmosphere created. Love it!

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Harry S

Nov 25, 2018

I was just bored the entire time. There's not a trace of horror or suspense in here.

Theodore S

Nov 24, 2018

A wonderful horror film that keeps growing in stature over the years. Clever plot, haunting moments of premonition and recall, and a compelling synergy between the two leads, Julie Christie and Jonathan Sunderland, including one of the best sex scenes in film ever. The production is economical but very effective, and Venice in the early 1970s looks refreshingly alive and spontaneous. Las week I saw the film again, loving every second, and today I spent the afternoon trying to accuire get a better quality DVD or Blue-Ray, because earlier transfers were poor, especially the sound quality. Alas, it seems the Criterion version, the one worth having, is not yet available in Europe. Upon returning home, disappointed, I learnt that Roeg has died.

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Han S

Nov 22, 2018

Although sort of slow and confusing at times, Don't Look Now is a very well crafted drama/horror film that showcases some great camerawork, acting, and a complex and intriguing story.

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Nicolas Roeg

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Julie Christie

Laura Baxter

Donald Sutherland

John Baxter

Hilary Mason

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Clelia Matania

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Synopsis

Still grieving over the accidental death of their daughter, Christine (Sharon Williams), John (Donald Sutherland) and Laura Baxter (Julie Christie) head to Venice, Italy, where John's been commissioned to restore a church. There Laura meets two sisters (Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania) who claim to be in touch with the spirit of the Baxters' daughter. Laura takes them seriously, but John scoffs until he himself catches a glimpse of what looks like Christine running through the streets of Venice.

Director: Nicolas Roeg
Producer: Peter Katz
Screenwriter: Allan Scott, Chris Bryant
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Casey Productions, Eldorado Film
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1973, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 11, 2014
Runtime: 1h 50m

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