Don`t Look Now: Special Edition (UK)

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Review of Don`t Look Now: Special Edition
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David Beckett

Nicolas Roeg`s acclaimed psychological horror
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 106 mins
Retail Price: £17.99
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Widely acclaimed as one of the greatest horror films ever made, Nicholas Roeg`s (`The Man Who Fell To Earth, Bad Timing`) masterful Don`t Look Now is based on Daphne Du Maurier`s shattering short story.

Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie give career-best performances as John and Laura Baxter, an art restorer and his wife struggling to recover from the trauma of their daughter`s accidental drowning. To assuage their grief, the young British couple travel to wintry Venice, on a working holiday to restore a church. Once there, they get involved with two otherworldly sisters, Heather and Wendy (Hilary Mason and Clelia Matania) one of whom is a blind medium who insist she can get them in touch with their late daughter and warns them of danger.

A truly original work that blends psychological thriller with a disturbing sense of macabre, Don`t Look Now also offers a profound and poignant mediation on love and loss. Making evocative use of its disquieting, out-of-season setting, an emerging generation of directors (not least Steven Soderbergh) have cited the film as an influence, ensuring that its reputation as a modern classic continues to grow.

Special Features:
Introduction by Alan Jones
Commentary with Nicolas Roeg
Looking Back featurette
Interview with Pino Donaggio
Trailer