John is sceptical but pleasantly surprised by the positive change in Laura's demeanour. Laura is taken to the hospital, where she later tells John what Heather told her. Shaken, Laura returns to her table, then faints. Laura encounters two elderly sisters, Heather ( Hilary Mason) and Wendy ( Clelia Matania), at a restaurant where she and John are dining Heather claims to be psychic and-despite being blind-informs Laura she is able to 'see' the Baxters' deceased daughter. Some time after the drowning of their young daughter Christine (Sharon Williams) in an accident at their English country home, John Baxter ( Donald Sutherland) and his grief-stricken wife Laura ( Julie Christie) travel to Venice where John has accepted a commission from a bishop ( Massimo Serato) to restore an ancient church.

The film's reputation has grown in the years since its release and it is now considered a classic and an influential work in horror and British film. It adopts an impressionist approach to its imagery, often presaging events with familiar objects, patterns and colours using associative editing techniques. It also employs flashbacks and flashforwards in keeping with the depiction of precognition, but some scenes are intercut or merged to alter the viewer's perception of what is really happening. The film is renowned for its innovative editing style, recurring motifs and themes, and for a controversial sex scene that was explicit by the standards of contemporary mainstream cinema. John at first dismisses their claims, but starts to experience mysterious sightings himself.ĭon't Look Now focuses on the psychology of grief and the effect the death of a child can have on a relationship. They encounter two sisters, one of whom claims to be clairvoyant and informs them that their daughter is trying to contact them and warn them of danger. Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland portray Laura and John Baxter, a married couple who travel to Venice following the recent accidental death of their daughter, after John accepts a commission to restore a church. a shocking red December') is a 1973 English-language film in the thriller genre directed by Nicolas Roeg, adapted from the 1971 short story by Daphne du Maurier. un Dicembre rosso shocking, lit.'In Venice.

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