Don't Look Now

Don't Look Now (1973, Nicolas Roeg)

Having seen most of this feature I wonder what its complex temporality and eroticism might do to the audiences' power of realization. Perhaps the critics should go further and argue for the editing in the film. What I find unforgettable about the film is its multilayered and complicated narrative with supernatural and spiritual themes and motives. By the same token, the title of the film refers to the power of the look and the premonition of its consequences. At the same time, Roeg's stylistic decisions to play with the themes of death and sexuality make the temporal structure of the scenes enigmatic and mysterious. Does this mean that Roeg is capable of charming us with all potential formalistic strategies to change our mindset to the concept of time in his film? Review By Morad Sadeghi