100
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
It's a great pleasure that -- we get to ponder one of the most involving psychological mysteries in recent memory.
Under the Sand (Sous le Sable)
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- France,
- Japan
- 2000
- · 92m
Director
François Ozon
Cast
Charlotte Rampling,
Bruno Cremer,
Jacques Nolot,
Alexandra Stewart,
Pierre Vernier,
Andrée Tainsy
Genre
Drama,
Mystery
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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What are critics saying?
100
Boston Globe by Loren King
Mesmerizing and unforgettable.
100
Mr. Showbiz by Michael Atkinson
Ozon -- has finally hit a home run, and Rampling is his most remarkable RBI.
91
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Paula Nechak
Fascinating, visually gorgeous cinematic study that will frustrate some viewers by its ambiguity.
90
Variety by Derek Elley
An exquisite reflection on personal bereavement.
90
L.A. Weekly by Ella Taylor
Powerfully enigmatic study of the fundamental opacity of human relations.
90
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
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
The New York Times by Dana Stevens
Mr. Ozon gives the movie to Ms. Rampling, whose performance is like a perfectly executed piano etude, finding precise, impossibly subtle shadings of pleasure, confusion and distress.
90
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
It's a role of fierce demands, and Rampling meets them all. In a summer of crass, Rampling is a true class act.
83
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
Ozon specializes in dissecting the vulnerability, erotic longing, and garbled intentions with which people regularly rub up against one another.
80
TV Guide Magazine by Frank Lovece
The film ends with a return to the beach, and one of the most psychologically chilling and expertly photographed shots imaginable.
80
Village Voice by Amy Taubin
Rampling has never been as beautiful, not to mention as emotionally naked, nuanced, and affecting as she is here.
75
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
It stays in your memory, will not leave you in peace.
75
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
A sensitive and subtle meditation on aging, loss and bereavement.
75
San Francisco Chronicle by Edward Guthmann
This is Rampling's film, and she's never less than surprising, never less than a revelation.
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