Nicolas Roeg's third film--after the brash PERFORMANCE (1970) and
meditative WALKABOUT (1971)--is a haunting thriller that confirmed the
director's status as a true visionary. Based on a story by Daphne Du
Maurier, DON'T LOOK NOW follows a grieving English couple to Venice,
where the past continues to plague them. John Baxter (Donald
Sutherland) and his wife Laura (Julie Christie) are in mourning for
their young daughter, who drowned tragically near their home. John
takes a job in Venice so that the couple can leave the past behind,
but, unfortunately, the past is not easily forgotten. While John begins
to see unsettling visions of a young girl in a red coat running through
the Venice streets, Laura learns from an elderly psychic that her
husband is in grave danger. What follows is an eerie, erotic mystery
that builds to a shockingly horrific climax.
DON'T LOOK NOW is one of the most daring and influential motion
pictures of the 1970s. From Pino Donaggio's atmospheric score to Graeme
Clifford's elliptical editing (exemplified in the film's notorious sex
scene), Roeg's film is a stylistic achievement. Sutherland and Christie
are their typical phenomenal selves playing the bereaved, devastated
couple.
WHAT: DON'T LOOK NOW (1973) Dir. by Nicolas Roeg
WHEN: February 16th-17th @ 7pm and 9:30pm, February 18th @ 6pm
WHERE: 5th Ave Cinemas, 510 SW Hall St. @ PSU
ADMISSION: Free for PSU Students, Faculty and Staff with ID; $2 for Other Students, Seniors and Children; $3 General Admission
For more info:
Email: film@pdx.edu
On the web: www.fifthavenuecinema.groups.pdx.edu
Or give us a call: (503) 725-3551
