A very eerie and intense atmosphere throughout, which accompanies the film.
Extremely mature and potentially upsetting thematic material throughout, involving themes of death, loss, grief and intense heartbreak.
Throughout the film there is mention of a serial murderer loose in Venice. The killer, though seldom seen, is a menacing presence throughout much of the film.
A man with "second sight" envisions his young daughter drowning in a pond. He runs out and pulls her from the water, wailing in anguish as tries to revive her without success.