Rent Don't Look Now (1973)
3.5 of 5 from 339 ratings
1h 46min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
On a cold, bright autumn day in Suffolk, England, a little girl in a red mackintosh drowns in a pond-the daughter of John (Donald Sutherland) and Laura Baxter (Julie Christie). Trying to recover from the tragedy, the couple arrive in Venice, Italy, where John has been commissioned to restore a church. In the eerie atmosphere of the lagoon city in winter, they encounter two strange sisters. Laura is suddenly released from her grief when one of them, a blind psychic, tells her that she is in contact with her dead daughter. Angered and sceptical, John carries on with his work, but witnesses an unsettling vision of his own: a little girl in a red mackintosh disappearing into the Venetian alleys. As Venice and his fate close in on John, illusion, reality and sudden terror spiral the story to its grotesque climax. - Actors:
- Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania, Massimo Serato, Renato Scarpa, Giorgio Trestini, Leopoldo Trieste, David Tree, Ann Rye, Nicholas Salter, Sharon Williams, Bruno Cattaneo, Adelina Poerio
- Directors:
- Nicolas Roeg
- Producers:
- Peter Katz
- Writers:
- Daphne Du Maurier, Allan Scott, Chris Bryant
- Others:
- Bob Jones, Graeme Clifford, Peter Davies, Anthony Richmond, Rodney Holland
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Horror, Thrillers
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- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 04/07/2011
- Run Time:
- 111 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Nicolas Roeg
- "Looking Back" Featurette
- Nothing Is as it Seems
- Trailer
- Compressed version of Don't Look Now (made by Danny Boyle for BAFTA tribute)
- Interviews with Composer Pino Danaggio, Danny Boyle, Screenwriter/Producer Allan Scott, Cinematographer Tony Richmond and Donald Sutherland
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 29/07/2019
- Run Time:
- 110 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Disc 2:
- This disc includes special features (Blu-ray Disc)
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Reviews (4) of Don't Look Now
Horror Classic. - Don't Look Now review by Steve
This stands alone at the peak of British horror films, delivering visceral shocks in a dense atmosphere of supernatural dread. It is felicitously located in the labyrinthine canals of an out of season Venice; which lead Donald Sutherland to an unexpected and disorientating conclusion.
It is an intensely felt film, but also intelligent and sensual. Sutherland and his wife (Julie Christie) lose their daughter and try to hide their grief in distraction, he restoring a church in a rather gothic looking Venice, while she pursues a growing obsession with the paranormal. But it is Sutherland who experiences the mysterious and frightening visions.
The remarkable support cast contributes most satisfyingly to the feeling of anxiety: Hilary Mason and Clelia Mantania as the seemingly ubiquitous seers, Ranato Scarpa as an inscrutable detective, and Massimo Serato as the saturnine bishop, who all seem to know much more than they ever say. And the grey, rainy Venice and its churches provide a most ambient, sinister environment.
A flawlessly realised work by the idiosyncratic Roeg and one of the best films ever made in the UK.
4 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
Cheap production otherwise a cracker. - Don't Look Now review by JD
This film suffers by having a rather naff title which sounds like a Saturday children's matinee and a production budget that must have been less than 30 shillings. It feels very dated because of it. The plot however is good but the direction and acting are outstanding.
1 out of 6 members found this review helpful.
Avoid avoid avoid - Don't Look Now review by DH
This is truly awful. Some people say they don't make films like they used to! If this is the yardstick that modern films are being held to then all I can say is thank goodness.
Acting poor! Long lingering looks at things that are totally insignificant and clearly a short story that should not have been stretched. Maybe it worked in its day but not now.
We hated it and couldn't believe the run time of something like 109 mins. It felt sooooo much longer! We were bored to tears, this so called 'classic' belongs in the bin.
0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.