Don't Look Now (1973)

dir. Nicolas Roeg

John and Laura Baxter’s (Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie) house – Baas Manor Farm, Baas Hill, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, UK.

The restaurant where the Baxters meet two mysterious sisters and Laura faints – Ristorante Roma, Cannaregio 122, Venice, Italy. It’s located near the Ponte degli Scalzi on the Canal Grande

As Laura is being taken away in a water ambulance, the crowd is watching from the Ponte dei Scalzi

The eastward view of the Canal Grande from the Ponte dei Scalzi

Laura goes to pray in a church – San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti, Fondamenta Mendicanti, Venice, Italy. The interior was filmed in the Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, known in the Venetian dialect as San Zanipolo.

The church that John is restoring – San Nicolo dei Mendicoli, Campo San Nicolò 1907, Venice, Italy. The mosaic that John restores was a prop and is not to be seen in the church.

The hotel where the Baxters are staying – Hotel Gabrielli, Riva degli Schiavoni 4110, Venice, Italy. Only the hotel exterior and lobby were used for the filming. The room interior was shot at the Bauer Hotel, Campo San Marco 1459, to the west of the Piazza San Marco

John walks through the Piazza San Marco.

John walking home after narrowly escaping death in an accident - Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Cannaregio, Venice, Italy

The hotel where the sisters are staying – La Fenice et des Artistes, San Marco 1936, Campiello della Fenice, Venice, Italy

John Baxter follows the mysterious red-coated figure – Calle di Mezzo at Rio di San Severo, Venice, Italy

Baxter meets his doom – Palazzo Grimani, Calle di Mezzo, Venice, Italy

John Baxter’s funeral – Campo San Stae, Venice, Italy.

The view from Campo San Stae to the Canal Grande

See also...

Obsession

The Sixth Sense

Blow Out (1981)

dir. Brian De Palma

Jack Terry (John Travolta) witnessing a car going off the bridge – Wissahickon Memorial Bridge, Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jack is standing on the pedestrian bridge below.

The motel where Jack brings Sally (Nancy Allen) – Still searching for this location. One of the readers suggested it was a studio set constructed on the top of Belmont Plateau.

The garage where Burke (John Lithgow) replaces the tire on the governor’s car – 304-310 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The studio where Jack works – Apollo Theater, 1311 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The theater was demolished in the early 1990s.

Jacks brings in his film for development – Chestnut Place, 42 S. 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Jacks makes a phone call outside of the Goldman Theatre (now demolished), 50 S. 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Jack meets with Sally – Reading Terminal, 1115-1141 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When Reading Company went out of business, it sold the headhouse and train shed to SEPTA, the regional rail service. SEPTA operated its regional trains out of the shed until 1985, when they built an underground station that bypassed the terminal. The Pennsylvania Convention Center now occupies most of the building.

Jack waiting in the car before the police stakeout – 224 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The site is now occupied by the Sporting Club at the Bellevue. The camera is looking toward 219 S. Broad Street.

The police stakeout where an undercover agent gets killed – E. Passyunk Avenue at S. 5th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Lisbon-Madrid restaurant, seen in the background, was located at 609 E. Passyunk Avenue.

Burke picks out his next victim at the Reading Terminal, then follows her through the Reading Terminal Market, 51 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Burke snatches his victim at the bus stop – Market Street at S. 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The murder site – it was the construction site of the Aramark Tower, 1101 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Manny Karp’s (Dennis Franz) hideout – Still searching for this location.

Jack’s apartment building – 323 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Jack comes to the police to tell them about the incriminating film – City Hall (northwest corner), 15th Street at John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Karp’s photo studio – 531 South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The street has changed a lot, and the building is only vaguely recognizable.

Burke making a phone call to his employer – South Street between 3rd and 4th Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sally’s apartment – 318 South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building exterior has been renovated and is only faintly recognizable.

Burke murders a prostitute and later meets with Sally posing as a reporter – 30th Street Station, 2955 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Burke and Sally going into the subway station – 30th Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jack driving through City Hall – 1 Penn Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jack crashes into the store window – Wanamaker’s Department Store (now Macy’s), 1300 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Burke walking with Sally – Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Jack escapes from the ambulance in front of Independence Hall, 520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Burke murders Sally – Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Jack reminiscing about Sally – Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.