Under the Sand

    Under the Sand
    2000

    Synopsis

    When her husband goes missing at the beach, a female professor begins to mentally disintegrate as her denial of his disappearance becomes delusional.

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    Cast

    • Charlotte RamplingMarie Drillon
    • Bruno CremerJean Drillon
    • Jacques NolotVincent
    • Alexandra StewartAmanda
    • Pierre VernierGérard
    • Andrée TainsySuzanne
    • Maya GauglerGerman Woman
    • Damien AbbouChief Lifeguard
    • David PortugaisYoung Lifeguard
    • Pierre SoubestrePoliceman

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Washington Post

      It's a great pleasure that -- we get to ponder one of the most involving psychological mysteries in recent memory.
    • 90

      Los Angeles Times

      Requires careful attention at its abrupt finish. Close concentration on the final shots yields a meaning not possible should a viewer's attention wander or turn away a few moments too soon.
    • 90

      L.A. Weekly

      Powerfully enigmatic study of the fundamental opacity of human relations.
    • 90

      Variety

      An exquisite reflection on personal bereavement.
    • 83

      Entertainment Weekly

      Ozon specializes in dissecting the vulnerability, erotic longing, and garbled intentions with which people regularly rub up against one another.
    • 80

      Village Voice

      Rampling has never been as beautiful, not to mention as emotionally naked, nuanced, and affecting as she is here.
    • 80

      TV Guide Magazine

      The film ends with a return to the beach, and one of the most psychologically chilling and expertly photographed shots imaginable.
    • 75

      San Francisco Chronicle

      This is Rampling's film, and she's never less than surprising, never less than a revelation.

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