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Don’t Look Now (1973) — Grief, Time, and Disorientation in Nicolas Roeg’s Psychological Horror (Encore)
In this episode of The Cinematic Flashback Podcast, Chuck and Matt revisit Nicolas Roeg’s 1973 film Don’t Look Now, starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie, and explore why this haunting psychological thriller continues to unsettle audiences decades later.
The conversation examines how the film uses non-linear time, fragmented editing, and repeated visual motifs to create a constant sense of disorientation. Chuck and Matt discuss Roeg’s belief that time is “lateral,” not linear, and how that philosophy shapes the audience’s experience — particularly on a second viewing.
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