Horror movies are a popular film genre because they throw their protagonists into extreme situations and play with our own fears. In When the Gondolas Bear Grief, parents must deal with a terrible loss.
- Released: 1973
- Director: Nicolas Roeg
- Sub-Genre: Mystery Horror
At first, this film does not seem like a horror film, although it begins with a tragic event that is probably the greatest horror for all parents: A child drowns in the pond of their own garden.
The grieving couple John and Laura go to Venice some time later, where John works as a restorer in a church. The trip quickly becomes a challenge. Not only do John and Laura drift apart more and more, but ghostly apparitions, visions, and mysterious accidents also cause unrest in the foggy canals of Venice.
The film is told very quietly, yet this should not hide the creepiness that builds up over time. It is very much about grieving, ghosts, and invisible dimensions that lie behind the one we can see with the naked eye. Not for nothing is this atmospheric masterpiece called Don’t Look Now in the original English.
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