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Special Features: 50th Anniversary. Intro by film professor David Rothman on Nov. 1.
Nicholas Roeg's landmark film — controversial in its day for both its startlingly frank sex scenes between stars Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland, and its innovative, complex editing structure, full of flashbacks, flash-forwards and intricate visual clues and associations — has only seen its stature grow over the years. Reeling with grief after losing their young daughter in a drowning accident at their English country home, architect John Baxter (Sutherland) and his wife Laura (Christie) decamp to Venice for a church restoration job and a much-needed change of scenery. But in the labyrinthine streets of this ancient city, strange visions of a red-cloaked figure — their daughter? — and the unnerving pronouncements of two creepy old sisters Laura befriends have the couple on edge, and contemplating the supernatural. Dreamlike, hallucinatory and ultimately enigmatic, this is a spellbinding cinematic experience. DIR Nicholas Roeg; SCR Allan Scott, Chris Bryant, from the story by Daphne du Maurier; PROD Peter Katz. UK/Italy, 1973, color, 110 min. RATED R
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 110 Minutes
Opening Date: Monday, October 30, 2023
Genre: Horror mystery