Review of Don't Look Now (1936) by Rodney S — 14 Aug 2011
A visual and editing tour-de-foruce, "Dont Look No" is full of moody set-pieces shot around the deserted midnight canals and bridges of Venice. Disconnected scenes edited and compressed ask questions but give no answers.
The opening scene famously cuts us into a parallel world - are we watching a scene from history or concurrent events? It all adds to a dreamlike sense were the narrative is built almost entirely from mood and mise-en-scene.
The finale is sinister, creepy and somehow affecting without making a huge amount of sense, the visual red echoes of a lost child finally derail the grieving father. The final scene itself echoes throughout film history , from Schindlers list to submarine via Blair Witch.
This review of Don't Look Now (1936) was written by Rodney S on 14 Aug 2011.
Don't Look Now has generally received positive reviews.
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