I thought it was really interesting that Casino Royale paid homage to one of my favourite films of all time, the classic "Don't Look Now" (1973), during the Venice scenes.
Don't Look Now is a classic British horror film directed by Nicolas Roeg, set in Venice in winter. Using stylish editing and cinematography, Venice is seen as a creepy maze where nothing is at it seems. And the figure in the red coat, could that really be a little girl back from the dead?
The "red coat" scenes in DLN were lovingly recreated in CR, as Bond chases Vesper through the streets and alleyways of Venice.
Did anyone else enjoy this nice tribute?
Tribute to "Don't Look Now" in Casino Royale
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DaveBond21
, Aug 15 2007 06:07 AM
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 06:07 AM
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 06:39 AM
Did anyone else enjoy this nice tribute?
No.
But I did see it.
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 07:17 AM
Afraid I've never seen Don't Look Now. What, specifically, in CR references it?
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 08:39 AM
Pursuing someone wearing red through the tight streets of Venice.
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 10:09 AM
I thought that was just me, but when I asked around it was very intentional....
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 10:11 AM
Interesting... I'll have to check out 'Don't Look Now' as I've never seen it.
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 11:00 AM
Did anyone else enjoy this nice tribute?
Very much so. And DON'T LOOK NOW is superb. There's a similar tribute to it in HOSTEL.
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 12:53 PM
And I remember Dennis Pennis doing it once too 
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 01:06 PM
It seems to be a popular film to steal from these days.
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 03:37 PM
I need to watch DON'T LOOK NOW as I've read a lot about it. Nice homage in CR.
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 03:44 PM
Wow! The stuff I learn on Commander Bond! Someone should put together and book based on the collective Bond stuff on this web site.
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 04:15 PM
Afraid I've never seen Don't Look Now. What, specifically, in CR references it?
Some websites will have you believe that Daniel Craig looks like the
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Posted 15 August 2007 - 04:37 PM
Yeah, and originally Bond was supposed to emerge from the sea wearing a red duffel coat.
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Posted 16 August 2007 - 02:47 AM
For those who have never seen it, it is really worth checking out. It's in my Top 5 movies of all time.
A supernatural and psychological horror movie.
A supernatural and psychological horror movie.
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Posted 24 August 2007 - 01:33 AM
However, I didn't notice any homage or tribute to it in CR, other than them both being set in Venice.
When Bond chases Vesper through the streets of Venice, we first notice her as a flick of red in the crowd, much like one or two scenes in Don't Look Now. No-one else is wearing that red colour, just like in DNL.
Phil Meheux, the editor, said it was a tribute to DNL.