Under the Sand(Sous le Sable)

Village Voice by Amy Taubin

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

Variety by Derek Elley

An exquisite reflection on personal bereavement.

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.

San Francisco Chronicle by Edward Guthmann

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

L.A. Weekly by Ella Taylor

Powerfully enigmatic study of the fundamental opacity of human relations.

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.

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.

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.

Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington

It stays in your memory, will not leave you in peace.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

A sensitive and subtle meditation on aging, loss and bereavement.