Don't Look Now (1973)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Laura Baxter	Julie Christie
John Baxter	Donald Sutherland
Heather	Hilary Mason	½
Wendy	Clelia Matania	½
Inspector Longhi	Renato Scarpa

Review

This adaptation of a novel by Daphne du Maurier (Rebecca) was hailed at the time of release for its imagery and editing, the former heavy on allegories, the latter almost frenetically fast – both of which feel overdone today. Director Nicolas Roeg is clearly influenced by the Nouvelle Vague, the films of which also were heavy on cross-cutting, and in Don't Look Now, Roeg gives us juxtaposition after juxtaposition to visualize the ominousness of the situation. Despite some level of suspense and mystique, almost every segment of the film seems dated today, except for the remarkably realistic and steaming sex scene between stars Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie. For films from this period, it is usually the other way around.