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Actors: Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Don't Look Now |
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John and Laura Baxter are grieving over the drowning death of their little girl. They travel to Venice during the off-season, in part to escape from their home in the English countryside but also because John is an art historian who's helping to restore a Venetian church. They meet a pair of elderly sisters, one of whom is clairvoyant. She immediately feels aconnection with Laura and warns her that she and her husband should leave Venice at once. Laura has a hard time convincing John, who doesn't believe in ESP, to heed the woman's advice, despite the fact that there is a serial killer hiding among the shadowy canals, looking for another victim.
--Elana Starr, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Don't Look Now |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- guilt over actions that lead to death/injury
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- catching brutal killer/stalker
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Coping with loss of
- Daughter
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- mind reading
- can see into the future
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- An "It".
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Italy
Water?
Yes
Water:
- drowning
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
Is this movie based on a
- book
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