Don't Look Back (2009)
"Ne te retourne pas" (original title)

A psychodrama about a photographer whose pictures tell a different story to that of her perception.

Director:

Marina de Van

Writers:

Marina de Van (based on an original idea by), Marina de Van (scenario and dialogue),

Stars:

Sophie Marceau, Monica Bellucci, Andrea Di Stefano

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sophie Marceau	...	Jeanne
Monica Bellucci	...	Jeanne
Andrea Di Stefano	...	Teo / Gianni
Thierry Neuvic	...	Teo 2
Brigitte Catillon	...	Nadia 1 / Mère italienne
Sylvie Granotier	...	Nadia 2
Augusto Zucchi	...	Fabrizio
Giovanni Franzoni	...	Enrico
Vittoria Meneganti	...	Enfant brune 11 ans
Francesca Melucci	...	Enfant blonde 9 ans
Adrien de Van	...	Le psychiatre
Serena d'Amato	...	Donatella
Myriam Muller	...	Nania 2 jeune
Thomas De Araujo	...	Jérémie 8 ans (as Thomas de Araujo)
Lucas Preux	...	Jérémie 2

Storyline

Jeanne a writer, married, with two children - starts to see unsettling changes in her home. Her body is beginning to change. No one around her seems to notice. Her family dismisses these fears as the result of the stress of having to finish her next book, but Jeanne realizes that something far deeper, far more disturbing is taking place. A photograph at her mother's house sends her in search of a woman in Italy. Here, transformed into another woman, RosaMaria, she will discover the strange secret of her true identity.

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Plot Keywords:

italy | photographer | photograph | car crash | dead child | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

France Italy Luxembourg Belgium

Language:

French Italian

Release Date:

3 June 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Don't Look Back

Filming Locations:

Lecce, Apulia, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€13,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Agat Films & Cie, Ex Nihilo, Wild Bunch

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Pizzicarella"
Traditional

User Reviews

Wonderful and complex film

"Ne te retourne pas" was a quite of surprise to me. Psychological drama, with touch of a "Twilight Zone"-type fantasy, moved me in strange directions, and paths the movie so meticulously followed throughout it's course. The story of a parallel reality between the past and the present, told in a narrative style that resembles a dream, focuses the viewer on constant change of pace with twists and turns until the answer is found. Main roles beautifully portrayed by Sophie Marceau and Monica Belluci, two of the most exquisitely beautiful actresses of this day and age, are right on the spot of the story and we follow the plot to satisfying conclusion that gives a perfect explanation to it all. Of course this movie does not appeal to Avatar audiences that expect movies which don't provoke thinking.

This is a first film by Marina de Van that I had a chance to watch, and this young lady is in my humble opinion the future of French and world cinema. Such neatly constructed, no nonsense, cerebral film, which gels as a meticulously structured mosaic is hard to come by these days. Watching it is a fulfilling pleasure. Fantastic!