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Don't Look Now
1973 110 min Italy, United Kingdom R 18+
★7.6
Thriller, Drama, Horror
Director: Nicolas Roeg
🎭 Based on
«Don't Look Now»
byDaphne du Maurier
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Description
While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.
Budget:
$1.5M
Starring
Julie Christie
Actor
Donald Sutherland
Actor
Hilary Mason
Actor
Awards
BAFTA 1974
— Best Cinematography
Saturn Awards 1975
— Golden Scroll – Best Horror Film
BAFTA 1974
— Best Picture
BAFTA 1974
— Best Actress
BAFTA 1974
— Best Original Score
BAFTA 1974
— Best Film Editing
BAFTA 1974
— Best Actor
BAFTA 1974
— Best Director
Key opinion
Don't Look Now is widely regarded as a masterclass in atmospheric psychological horror that prioritizes mood and visual language over conventional storytelling. While some viewers find its fragmented narrative and slow pacing frustrating, many others celebrate its haunting emotional depth, expert performances, and iconic, visceral conclusion.
| Acting | Sutherland and Christie deliver profound, nuanced performances that anchor the film's exploration of parental grief. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography masterfully transforms Venice from a tourist destination into an eerie, decaying necropolis. | |
| Direction | Roeg’s direction excels at building a suffocating sense of menace and suspense without relying on traditional genre jump-scares or special effects. | |
| Pacing | The film's deliberate, slow-burn tempo is a polarizing element, rewarding those who favor atmospheric immersion but alienating viewers seeking a more conventional plot progression. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are divided; proponents praise the film's evocative emotional fragments, while critics dismiss the narrative as excessively ambiguous, manipulative, or incoherent. | |
| Ending | The shocking and sudden final reveal is a highly divisive element, regarded by some as a brilliant, haunting climax and by others as an implausible or unsatisfying conclusion. |