Don't Look Now

Name: Don't Look Now
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Released: 1973-10-11
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie, Hilary Mason, Massimo Serato, Clelia Matania

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Don't Look Now (1973)

Timing: 1:50 (110 min)

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Release date

1973-10-11

Country

Italy, United Kingdom

Production

Casey Productions, Eldorado Films

Genre

Thriller, Drama, Horror

Budget

$1 500 000

Box office

$41 300

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Director

Nicolas Roeg

Actors

Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie, Hilary Mason, Massimo Serato, Clelia Matania, Renato Scarpa, Giorgio Trestini, Leopoldo Trieste, David Tree, Ann Rye
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Scenario

Producer

Peter Katz, Anthony B. Unger

Camera operator

Anthony B. Richmond

Composer

Pino Donaggio

Artist

Audition

Miriam Brickman, Ugo Mariotti

Editing

Graeme Clifford
Whole Team (23)

Short description

Laura and John, grieved by a terrible loss, meet in Venice, where John is in charge of the restoration of a church, two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

What's left behind the scenes

Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie improvised most of their scenes together.
Italian actor Renato Scarpa, who played the menacing Inspector Longhi, did not speak English. He simply recited the lines that were written for him, without having any idea what they meant.
In the original story by writer Daphne du Maurier, the Baxters meet twin sisters, but it was not possible to find twin actresses of that age.
The author, Daphne du Maurier, who rarely approved of film adaptations of her works, approved of the film, though she expressed regret that Julie Christie had not been able to star in all films based on her books.
To make the actors' performances more convincing, Rogue simply provoked them in certain scenes. Sutherland attempted to film the church episode without stunt doubles, naively believing he was being handed a pole for support. However, instead of helping, Rogue pushed the pole further away from the scaffolding where assistants were safeguarding the actor.
The director decided to add the bedroom scene between John and Laura at the very last moment. According to Rogue, otherwise it might have seemed as though the couple did nothing but argue.
In the original story by du Maurier, the Baxters meet twin sisters, but it proved impossible to find twin actresses of that age.
To add believability to the actors' performances in certain scenes, Roeg simply provoked them. Sutherland tried to perform a scene in a church without stunt doubles, and was naively convinced that he was being offered a pole for support. But instead of helping, director Roeg pushed the pole further away from the scaffolding where assistants were securing the actor.
The author Daphne du Maurier, who rarely acknowledged the success of adaptations of her works, approved of the film, though she expressed regret that Julie Christie had not been able to star in all the films based on her books.
Italian actor Renato Scarpa, who played the sinister Inspector Longhi, did not speak English. He simply recited the lines written for him without having any idea what they meant.
The director decided to add the 'bedroom' scene between John and Laura at the very last moment. According to Rogue, otherwise it might have seemed as though the couple only did nothing but argue.
Italian producer Ugo Mariatti, a longtime friend of Rough, helped find a composer for the film. Pino Donaggio, a 32-year-old composer from Venice who was little-known at the time but promising, was temporarily unemployed and readily agreed to help create the thriller. According to the director's vision, the music was to be one of the key artistic elements of the film. Donaggio is known for his hit "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" and his cinematic collaborations with Tinto Brass. After the release of Rough's film, another master of the thriller, Brian De Palma, took notice of the Venetian and invited him to collaborate on the movie "Carrie".
Italian producer Hugo Mariatti, a long-time friend of Rogue, helped find a composer for the film. The composer, Pino Donaggio, a 32-year-old promising but currently inactive musician from Venice, readily agreed to help create the thriller. The music, according to the director's vision, was to be one of the key artistic devices of the film. Donaggio is known for his hit “You Don't Have To Say You Love Me” and his work in films with Tinto Brass. After the release of Rogue's film, another master of thrillers – Brian De Palma – noticed the Venetian, inviting him to collaborate on “Carrie”.