Major Important Questions That Need Answering (Spoilers)
Here are some important questions for those who paid very careful attention to the film:
1) At 27 minutes and 30 secs into the movie, what in the hell is on the screen?
2) One of the most important parts in the whole movie I found was when Laura meets the sisters for her psychic appointment. It all happens very quickly, but a number of clues are revealed...
Heather, the blind woman, actually pulls out a red mac and looked as if she intended to give it to her sister, but it was too late the sister had already left, so she stuck it back in her coat pocket. Anyone catch that?!
Right before this part, the sisters are killing themselves laughing at a framed picture, however when it cuts to the room again that picture is gone and now replaced with a tiny statue of a bust we are told is "Angus" whom we are to assume died. Anyone catch that?? Later towards the end of the film, the actual picture of Angus is back with the others and just before this, one of the sisters mentions something about "the miniatures we made for Jessie". Anyone catch this too? Who is Jessie supposed to be??
Also the sisters mention a Jocelyn early on in the bathroom scene, saying that Heather nearly injured Jocelyn by poking about. Is Jocelyn supposed to be the third sister and perhaps Jocelyn/Jessie are just names they use interchangeably??
This brings me to my next point...the third sister which only seems to be implied in the movie and never actually stated....
When going over the pictures on the table, one of them quickly mentions, "and there's the three girls" or something to this effect...implying that's them and there is a third sister. Is the serial killer at the end of the movie supposed to be the third sister? Or is this mysterious woman in the church supposed to be the third sister?
3.) More about this mysterious woman in the church speaking to Alberto...what exactly were they doing? It is spoken in Italian, which unfortunately I do not understand and seems to be a big part in cracking some of the clues of the movie. This woman is definitely up to something and you can see one of the churchmen opening a briefcase with papers...sort of looks like they might be arranging some sort of financial deal. Also, the two sisters state they are hopping on a plane and getting out of Venice in the morning, so I am wondering if they are involved in some kind of money scheme with the church if that there is third sister? Or, if the third sister is the serial killer (Heather did have the red mac in her possession at one point), that could also be why they are getting ready to leave Venice. The more I think of it though, I think the third sister is the serial killer because at one point towards the end, Heather says something to the effect of how her sister hates it down in the canal area where the sounds are different and that all the guests are "dead and gone". If you didn't realize there was a third sister, you would think she was referring to Wendy, but it all makes sense if the third sister was the serial killer.
4.) How are the women related to the church? They definitely have some sort of affiliation with it...they seem to be staying in the house/living quarters connected to the church. They are frequently in the church as well. On the wall there is also a picture of three women and a little boy. So, again this is a hint there is a third sister, but what is the connection between the real sisters and these holy sisters in the picture? Also, I assume the boy in the picture is Angus who somehow died, but I wasn't able to fit the pieces all together. Wendy had three sons...Anthony, Charles, and Angus, the latter of whom died somehow. Don't know if we are told how he died?
5.) That photo of Laura...it looks as though it was taken inside the house where she met the sisters, but can't be certain about that? Also, we have no clue why or how this would have been done...just throwing it out there though. Not exactly sure why it ended up in the garbage can either...we see John fish it out though and it is crumpled up.
6.) What is "did you have a row" supposed to mean?...Taking a boat ride in Venice, or going kneel and pray in the church row? Didn't exactly understand that in the context of the conversation or why the detective said that at all. Maybe, he was trying to find out if John was the serial killer...if he was rowing a boat in the water where the killings were taking place, then he could be a suspect.
7.) Another very subtle clue...John says the sisters gave his wife something that no one else could give her. I first thought that meant something abstract like hope and happiness about their daughter who died. However, right after this he says that he "went to look for IT"...implying that it was something physical. Anyone catch that??
8.) What was this whole damn medium experience about?? I mean she asks Laura if her legs are open and then when the camera cuts to the frame under the table it looks as if the blind woman moves Laura's hand between her legs...or very close nearby. Also, the blind sister seems to be going through some sort of sexual experience...just wasn't able to tie it all together.
9.) Why do they keep showing the bishop waking up? It's as if he is either having nightmares about these events or he can see the future himself.
10.) What is the medallion thing Wendy is always wearing? They zoom in on it a number of times in the movie...it must symbolize something important!
11.) Who was that woman in the bathroom at the beginning of the movie supposed to be? And why is she just sitting in the bathroom not doing anything, but watching them?!
12.) At the very end we see the glass of the church breaking and someone's leg sticking out with blood dripping down. It happened so quickly I had to pause the film to catch it. So, what are we to assume, that this is John's leg? I am wondering if the area the creepy serial killer in red lured him to wasn't somehow connected to part of the church? It is very dark and difficult to see, but it looks as though this could be a basement or underground wing connection of the church. This is the only thing I can think that would make sense as to why a bloody leg is kicking out a part of the church window glass.
13.) "Don't Look Now"...what do you take the title of the movie to mean?
Ok, that's it...a lot of questions I know. Hopefully, some people can shine a little light on the movie. I really wish I could watch the Italian speaking scenes in English...I think this would help to understanding parts of the film. I may just go back and watch the whole movie again...it was very well filmed, acted, and put together. This movie really intrigued me, especially these little subtle scenes that you have to pay careful attention to. Now, if I could just tie up the loose ends to where it all actually makes sense, I would say this is a masterpiece...we shall see.