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Don't look now is a collection of short stories by Daphne du Maurier. Published in 1971, the title story became a famous film, Don't Look Now directed by Nic Roeg. The book actually contains a selection of several short stories, all rather diverse but similar in that they touch on the supernatural, or strange events. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Daphne du Maurier DBE (13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was one of the most successful Cornish novelists of all time. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Dont Look Now is an Anglo-Italian thriller, directed by Nicolas Roeg and released in 1973. ...

Don't look now, the short story, differs from the filmed version in several respects. The Baxters are in Venice trying to get over the death of their little girl, Christine. In the book it is stated that Christine died from meningitis. In the filmed version, the little girl, clad in a red plastic mac, drowns at the family home one Sunday afternoon. The director portrays this in a highly stylised manner, and his motives are made clearer as the film progresses. Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia) is the capital of the region of Veneto and the province of the same name in Italy. ... Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges, caused by bacteria or viral infections elsewhere in the body that have spread into the blood and into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). ...

In the short story, Laura and John joke about a couple of weird looking sisters in Venice, at the same restaurant. They are identical twins. In the film, they are simply sisters, one would assume because of the difficulty of casting elderly identical twins in the parts.In the book, Laura states that in the toilet she "felt faint" after the ladies had talked to her about the dead Christine. Roeg portrays Julie Christie as actually fainting, once arriving at the table following a trip to the toilet. This is filmed in slow motion, and Laura falls to the floor, causing crockery to smash everywhere. In all other respects, the film is fairly faithful to the book. The "little girl" that John tries to rescue is also clad in a red plastic mac, which goes some way to explain why John is so concerned about her.

Other short stories within the book

'Not After Midnight 'A tale of a lonely Schoolteacher who goes on a painting holiday in Crete,and meets a strange American couple. The woman invites him to visit them in their hotel room but drawls "Not after midnight". The reason for this becomes clear as the story progresses.

The Breakthrough This is a science-fiction style story, set in a deserted lab in the wilds of Norfolk. A man is sent to help with a new computer, but soon realises the strange purpose of the team, and decides to leave. However, he gets caught up in the experiment and stays. Mac is the leader of the group.He is convinced that he can trap the life force, or soul, at the point of death, and use the energy. His Guinea Pig, Ken, is the affable young assistant who happens to be dying of leukemia. Needless to say the plan goes horribly awry.''

The Way of the Cross A disparate group of pilgrims from the same village embark on a trip to Jerusalem. Their normal Vicar is taken ill, and The Reverend Babcock, a rough diamond from Leeds, must take over. On the first night, young Robin, a precocious 9 year old, suggests a walk down to the Garden of Gethsemane. It is dark, and there are bushes and trees, and two people overhear things about themselves that force them to re evaluate their lives. Subsequently the whole group learn a great deal about themselves and their loved ones. The setting is a frenetic dusty Jerusalem, so overrun with tourists the pilgrims find it increasingly difficult to get a sense of the spirituality of the place. Ironically they all leave as better people.''

A Border Line Case.' A young actress pursues an old family friend after the death of her father. She discovers he is an IRA executive and ends up accompanying him on a bombing raid in Ireland. But Nick is not all he seems.