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Under the Sand
Under the Sand
7.8
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5,263 Ratings

UNDER THE SAND

Sous le sable

Directed by François Ozon
France, Japan, 2000
Drama, Mystery

Synopsis

Marie and Jean have been happily married for years and are on holiday in Western France. As is their custom, they spend their holiday in a cottage on the coast. When her husband goes swimming and, after a brief afternoon nap, Marie wakes up, she finds that her husband has not returned.

Synopsis

Marie and Jean have been happily married for years and are on holiday in Western France. As is their custom, they spend their holiday in a cottage on the coast. When her husband goes swimming and, after a brief afternoon nap, Marie wakes up, she finds that her husband has not returned.

Our take

François Ozon’s breakout hit Under The Sand re-introduced the world to the austere yet irresistible enchantment of actress Charlotte Rampling. A psychological mystery as gripping and elusive as Repulsion and The Vanishing, it remains one of the great arthouse films of the 2000s.