Look now

Don't Look Now (1973)

Directed by Nicolas Roeg this film based on the short story of the same name stars Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie. A couple struggle to over come the death of their daughter as the husband works on restoring a church in Venice.

This is a real slow burner of a film but is a riveting watch filled with slightly creepy moments that you just can not quite put your finger on what is wrong. The plot is a tale of grief and a relationship slowly slipping apart because of it and the super natural elements added in work well. It is the editing which most makes the film stand out doing a great job of highlighting repeated themes or motifs with all the cross cutting being slightly reminiscent of early Soviet films.

5/5