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27 August 1969 (USA) morePlot:
Having discovered that she is pregnant, Natalie Ravenna (Shirley Knight), a Long Island housewife panics... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Warner Archive: 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' (From Rope Of Silicon. 31 August 2009, 2:58 AM, PDT)
HuffPost Review: Coppola's Tetro
(From Huffington Post. 10 June 2009, 1:09 PM, PDT)
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Look on the Bright Side.... more (10 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| James Caan | ... | Jimmy Kilgannon (Killer) | |
| Shirley Knight | ... | Natalie Ravenna | |
| Robert Duvall | ... | Gordon | |
| Marya Zimmet | ... | Rosalie | |
| Tom Aldredge | ... | Mr. Alfred | |
| Laura Crews | ... | Ellen (as Laurie Crews) | |
| Andrew Duncan | ... | Artie | |
| Margaret Fairchild | ... | Marion | |
| Sally Gracie | ... | Beth | |
| Alan Manson | ... | Lou | |
| Robert Modica | ... | Vinny Ravenna |
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Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:AA (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Australia:MFun Stuff
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When young Spanish Director Sergi Rubió was 18 he was struck by this narrative device when he saw it in the first five minutes of this film. Though he has never seen the film again he has wanted to pay homage to this scene for almost 11 years, in the writing of the Script for Sergi Rubió's Silenci (2007). moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004) (V) moreFAQ
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This early Coppola work is overlong and erratic, but it is not devoid of praiseworthy qualities. The cinematography is excellent and the characters are memorable. James Caan is very convincing as the mentally handicapped hitchhiker. Also, because this film was shot on location all over the Eastern U.S., it offers an interesting, authentic look at America in the late 1960's. The title phrase does not have a significant meaning in the overall story, but only comes up during a conversation between the two lead characters (Caan and Shirley Knight). The way Coppola develops the characters by using short, dream-like flashbacks is very clever. In general, this film is not in the same class as Coppola's later work, but it's a solid character-driven story.