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
- 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.