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Don't Look Now

  • 19731973
  • RR
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
55K
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Don't Look Now (1973)
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Mystery
A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
55K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,123
181
  • Director
    • Nicolas Roeg
  • Writers
    • Daphne Du Maurier(story)
    • Allan Scott(screenplay)
    • Chris Bryant(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Julie Christie
    • Donald Sutherland
    • Hilary Mason
Top credits
  • Director
    • Nicolas Roeg
  • Writers
    • Daphne Du Maurier(story)
    • Allan Scott(screenplay)
    • Chris Bryant(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Julie Christie
    • Donald Sutherland
    • Hilary Mason
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    • 355User reviews
    • 221Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 9 nominations total

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    Julie Christie
    Julie Christie
    • Laura Baxteras Laura Baxter
    Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland
    • John Baxteras John Baxter
    Hilary Mason
    Hilary Mason
    • Heatheras Heather
    Clelia Matania
    Clelia Matania
    • Wendyas Wendy
    Massimo Serato
    Massimo Serato
    • Bishop Barbarrigoas Bishop Barbarrigo
    Renato Scarpa
    Renato Scarpa
    • Inspector Longhias Inspector Longhi
    Giorgio Trestini
    • Workmanas Workman
    Leopoldo Trieste
    Leopoldo Trieste
    • Hotel Manageras Hotel Manager
    David Tree
    David Tree
    • Anthony Babbageas Anthony Babbage
    Ann Rye
    • Mandy Babbageas Mandy Babbage
    Nicholas Salter
    • Johnny Baxteras Johnny Baxter
    Sharon Williams
    Sharon Williams
    • Christine Baxteras Christine Baxter
    Bruno Cattaneo
    • Detective Sabbioneas Detective Sabbione
    Adelina Poerio
    Adelina Poerio
    • Dwarfas Dwarf
    • Director
      • Nicolas Roeg
    • Writers
      • Daphne Du Maurier(story)
      • Allan Scott(screenplay)
      • Chris Bryant(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Renato Scarpa, who plays Inspector Longhi, didn't speak any English: he just read the lines he'd been given without knowing what they meant. This added to the sinister quality of his character.
    • Goofs
      When Laura leaves the hotel near the end to pursue John, she is wearing boots but is barelegged. Later in the chase as she scrambles over a boat, she is wearing the same boots but is now also wearing dark colored stockings/tights.
    • Quotes

      Laura Baxter: One of your children has posed a curious question: if the world is round, why is a frozen lake flat?

      John Baxter: That's a good question.

      Laura Baxter: [flipping through book] Ah, here it says that Lake Ontario curves more than 3 degrees from its Eastern end to its Western end. So frozen water really isn't flat.

      John Baxter: Nothing is what it seems.

    • Alternate versions
      The region 1 DVD released by Paramount contains the full love scene which was slightly trimmed for an "R" rating in the U.S.
    • Connections
      Edited into Spisok korabley (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Salvatore
      (uncredited)

      Music by Emidio Remigi

      Lyrics by Vito Pallavicini

    User reviews355

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    Top review
    Erotic Gothic Thriller
    Don't Look Now(1973) has been badly negleted by many film viewers does to its enematic nature. The first five to fifteen minutes are splendidly edited. Don't Look Now(1973) is based on a novel by Daphne Du Maurier. Borrows somes themes from the Alfred Hitchcock film of another ghost story by the author called Rebecca(1940). The film score by Pino Donaggio beats anything he has done for Brian De Palma except for Carrie(1976). Don't Look Now(1973) may have been influenced by a similar themed pic called Who Saw Her Die?(1971).

    Nicolas Roeg does an excellent job in filming scenes of creepy and eerie impact. Donald Sutherland gives a extraordinary performance as the clairvoyant but disbeliever, John Baxter. The film's most controversial sequence is the shocking sex scene with Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie. What's shocking about this one scene is the realistic feel of the act. There are some who believe to this day that the sex scene was not acted but real. The Sutherland-Christie sex scene is done with the same editing technique as The Man Who Fell to Earth(1976).

    Don't Look Now(1973) was The Sixth Sense(1999) of its era. One film that sports the same idea about fate is David Croenberg's The Dead Zone(1983). Julie Christie is just brilliant as Laura Baxter. Shares the same gloomy landscape as the director's later film, The Man Who Fell to Earth(1976). The climax of Don't Look Now(1973) was a gloomy and shocking sequence to watch. Don't Look Now(1973) is in the tradition of films such as Last Year at Marienbad(1960).
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 1974 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Wenn die Gondeln Trauer tragen
    • Filming locations
      • Chiesa di San Nicolo dei Mendicoli, Campo San Nicolo, Dorsoduro, Venice, Veneto, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Casey Productions
      • Eldorado Films
      • D.L.N. Ventures Partnership
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $114,156
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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