'Don't Look Now' - A haunting supernatural psychological horror thriller masterpiece that deals with complex themes such as trauma, scepticism, intuition, and grief. Based upon a short story by Daphne du Maurier, this movie uses that original concept and elevates it to a whole other level by creating an elegant, suspenseful, and well-crafted slow burn horror experience. This movie is simply a fine example of pure emotional horror and there's a reason why its endured such a classic legacy.
The Plot = A married couple John and Laura Baxter (played respectively by Donald Sutherland & Julie Christie) grieving the death of their daughter in a tragic drowning accident, travels to Venice where they encounter two elderly sisters Heather (Hilary Mason) and Wendy (Clelia Matania), one of which is psychic and brings them a warning from beyond. Then John begins seeing a red-hooded figure that he thinks could be his daughter.
This movie is a stunning piece of filmmaking from director Nicolas Roeg who uses utilizes skilful techniques and excellent camera work to give the film a beautiful yet hauntingly surreal look to the production filled with plenty of atmospheric dread and impending doom and gloom and by using its natural settings it manages to create more fear and scares rather than relying on gore like a lot of other horror movies do. The narrative manages to be both engaging and emotional at the same time as you're kept on the edge of your seat throughout its runtime as you experience the journey and mystery that these characters go through.
The acting performances are outstanding with Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie both giving equally exceptional performances that really elevates this film to masterpiece levels and both shares excellent symmetry and chemistry together.
Overall 'Don't Look Now' is truly something special and even after more than 50 years it still holds up remarkably well.
The Plot = A married couple John and Laura Baxter (played respectively by Donald Sutherland & Julie Christie) grieving the death of their daughter in a tragic drowning accident, travels to Venice where they encounter two elderly sisters Heather (Hilary Mason) and Wendy (Clelia Matania), one of which is psychic and brings them a warning from beyond. Then John begins seeing a red-hooded figure that he thinks could be his daughter.
This movie is a stunning piece of filmmaking from director Nicolas Roeg who uses utilizes skilful techniques and excellent camera work to give the film a beautiful yet hauntingly surreal look to the production filled with plenty of atmospheric dread and impending doom and gloom and by using its natural settings it manages to create more fear and scares rather than relying on gore like a lot of other horror movies do. The narrative manages to be both engaging and emotional at the same time as you're kept on the edge of your seat throughout its runtime as you experience the journey and mystery that these characters go through.
The acting performances are outstanding with Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie both giving equally exceptional performances that really elevates this film to masterpiece levels and both shares excellent symmetry and chemistry together.
Overall 'Don't Look Now' is truly something special and even after more than 50 years it still holds up remarkably well.
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