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CGAA Unit 3 Environment: Cinema of the Strange: Don’t Look Now 29/11/2011



Summary:
Set to the backdrop of 1970’s Venice, Nick Roeg’s Don’t Look Now is a subtle and unconventional thriller about a married couple coming to terms with the death of their daughter. The meandering streets and canals of Venice are used a narrative device to present the viewer with symbolic imagery and recurring motifs. These techniques coupled with the films notably unusual fragmented editing style, assist in manipulating and adjusting way the viewer perceives the reality and themes of the characters in the film.

Analysis:
“It is a film which explores beautifully the effects of location upon individuals. Out of season is major character in the film and is shot with an eye for the locale’s decaying grandeur. It delicately presents totally believable and fully rounded characters and their relationship to us” (Nicholas and Price 1998:119)

Nicholas J. And Price J (1998) Advanced studies in media Cheltenham:Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd

Release:
1973

Director:
Nicolas Roeg

Screenplay by:
Allan Scott, Chris Bryant

Produced by:
Peter Katz

Genre/subgenre:
Thriller, Psychological

Country:
British and Italian coproduction

Cast:
Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania

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