Eyes of Laura Mars
Short description
Laura Mars is a successful New York fashion photographer whose work is known for staging violent, controversial scenes. She begins to experience disturbing visions in which she sees through the eyes of a killer, witnessing murders as they happen even though she is far from the locations. The victims are people she knows, and the killings echo the imagery of her own photographs, leaving her unable to prevent what she sees. As the deaths continue, she becomes involved with detective John Neville, who investigates the case and comes to believe in her innocence.
The film was directed by Irvin Kershner, released in 1978 between Raid on Entebbe and The Empire Strikes Back in the chronological list of his eighties-era features. Faye Dunaway leads the cast as Laura, with Tommy Lee Jones as Neville, Brad Dourif, René Auberjonois, Raúl Juliá and Darlanne Fluegel among the credited performers. The screenplay is credited to David Zelag Goodman and John Carpenter, and Jon Peters produced. Made for about 7 million dollars, it returned roughly 20 million worldwide.
Audience response has been moderate: on IMDb it holds 6.2 out of 10 from around 14,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 5.8 from 239 votes. A critics' rating of 5.4 from 39 reviews places it slightly below the IMDb audience figure and close to the TMDB score.
What's left behind the scenes
- This film is considered an American example of Italian "giallo" (a subgenre of Italian horror films combining elements of a crime thriller and eroticism; some film critics view it as a precursor to the slasher genre).
- Faye Dunaway's character films with a Nikon FM camera with an MD-11 motor drive.
- When Laura enters the studio above the empty warehouse, she is wearing red high-heeled shoes. She runs across the warehouse in sneakers, and immediately after that, her character is shown again in the high heels.
Auditions in India
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