A Red Death in gray Venice

A year ago we published this article to honor the memory of Nicolas Roeg, who has just passed away. Today, on the anniversary of his death, and following the recent news events concerning the lagoon city, rereading these notes on the archetypal dimension of "Don't Look Now" can help us also reflect on human frailty in a world where desacralization and the constant threat of loss of meaning reign: a world that seems ever more dangerously, day after day, on the verge of sinking.