Don't Look Now

Don't Look Now
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nicolas Roeg
Screenplay by	Allan Scott Chris Bryant
Based on	"Don't Look Now" by Daphne du Maurier
Produced by	Peter Katz
Starring	Julie Christie Donald Sutherland
Cinematography	Anthony Richmond
Edited by	Graeme Clifford
Music by	Pino Donaggio
Production companies	Casey Productions Eldorado Films
Distributed by	British Lion Films (United Kingdom) F.A.R. International Films (Italy)[1]
Release date	16 October 1973 (1973-10-16)
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom Italy[2]
Language	English
Budget	£566,501 ($1.3 million)

Don't Look Now (Italian: A Venezia... un Dicembre rosso shocking, lit. 'In Venice... a shocking red December') is a 1973 English-language thriller film directed by Nicolas Roeg, adapted from the 1971 short story by Daphne du Maurier. Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland portray Laura and John Baxter, a married couple who travel to Venice following the recent accidental death of their daughter, after John accepts a commission to restore a church. They encounter two sisters, one of whom claims to be clairvoyant and informs them that their daughter is trying to contact them and warn them of danger. John at first dismisses their claims, but starts to experience mysterious sightings himself.

Don't Look Now is an exploration of the psychology of grief and the effect the death of a child can have on a relationship. The film is renowned for its innovative editing style, recurring motifs and themes, and for a controversial sex scene that was explicit by the standards of contemporary mainstream cinema. It also employs flashbacks and flashforwards in keeping with the depiction of precognition, but some scenes are intercut or merged to alter the viewer's perception of what is really happening. It adopts an impressionist approach to its imagery, often presaging events with familiar objects, patterns and colours using associative editing techniques.

The film's reputation has grown in the years since its release and it is now considered a classic and an influential work in horror and British film.