Episode 123 - Don't Look Now
Described as a “psychic thriller” on some of the movie posters, “Don’t Look Now” is certainly weird, and whether or not you think there’s anything “psychic” going on, well, that’s part of the fun and mystery of watching the movie. Bob and I really enjoyed this one. And since the ending is so integral to the overall impact of the movie, we hold off on giving away any specifics about the final scenes. Many consider this to be Director Nicolas Roeg’s masterpiece. It stars Donald Sutherland and Julie Christy both of whom are perfectly cast as a grieving couple. The film stars off as a straight-forward tragedy. A married couple with two young children suffer the loss of their youngest in an accident that happens very near the home where they live. And what’s worse, for both of them, but particularly for Donald’s character, is that the accident was most likely avoidable. Then the movie takes a turn into the weird. I am defining weird here as “unknowable or unexplainable in a way that gives you the impression of horror or of some force or power operating at a level that we as mere humans can’t comprehend”. That’s my definition. I think that’s a pretty accurate description of this movie as well. The clips from the making of videos in this episode feature the Director, the Editor, Graeme Clifford and the Cinematographer, Anthony Richmond as well as Donald Sutherland and Julie Christy. We hope you enjoy this one. I’m off on a three week vacation, so we’ll be back in mid-September with our next Episode.