185 - Don't Look Now

Eavesdropping at the Movies · Oct 20, 2019 · 56m

Neither of us has ever seen classic British thriller Don't Look Now before, though we're keenly aware of the esteem in which it is held. And it's fair to say that we're blown away by the expressive visual design and editing style, though Mike at first admits to a certain degree of nonplussedness - a film's reputation for greatness can often result in a dampened experience when it is finally encountered - but finds that the film quickly opens up as we discuss it. Don't Look Now is about grief, and expresses it at a formal level. Donald Sutherland's character is unable to save his daughter from…