Don't Look Now 威尼斯疑魂 英文原版

"Don'tLookNow,"releasedin1973,confirmeddirectorNicolasRoegasoneofthemoststylishandinnovativeBritishdirectorsofthepostwarperiod.AdaptedfromashortstorybyDaphneduMaurier,itisbothacomplexstudyofhowpeoplecometotermswithgriefandachillingtaleofmurdersetamongthecanalsandchurchesofVenice.TellinglyperformedbyJulieChristieandDonaldSutherlandasthecouplewhosedaughterhastragicallydied,"Don'tLookNow"depictsthewayinwhichthemacabreandtheeverydayareintertwined.Inhislucid,detailed,andsubtleaccountofthefilm,MarkSandersondescribesthecollaborationbetweendirectorandactorsthatsustainedtheemotionalrichnessof"Don'tLookNow."HereturnstoduMaurier'soriginaltextandtothetraditionsofGothicwritingthatunderpinthefilm'scombinationofhorror,melodrama,andblackcomedy.Sandersonexaminestheintricatevisualstyleof"Don'tLookNow,"uncoveringthewayinwhichparticularmotifsareusedtoamplifythefilm'sdepictionoftwoterribledeaths.Hefindscompensationforthefilm'sgrimlyfatalisticviewoflifeinitscelebrationofsexualrelationshipsandthepowerofrecollection.Thebookincludesanexclusiveandin-depthinterviewwithRoegaswellasrareandunpublishedcommentsfromChristie.