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Sous le sable (Under the Sand) (2000)

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Average Rating: 7.5/10
Reviews Counted: 70
Fresh: 66 | Rotten: 4

Rampling carries the film with her finely nuanced performance of a woman coping with her husband's death.

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Average Rating: 7.8/10
Critic Reviews: 23
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 0

Rampling carries the film with her finely nuanced performance of a woman coping with her husband's death.

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Noted French filmmaker François Ozon directs this drama about personal loss and resilience. Marie (Charlotte Rampling) is deeply in love with her husband, Jean (Bruno Cremer). One day while vacationing at the seashore, Jean disappears into the ocean. A distraught Marie notifies the authorities, but sadly, they find no trace of her beloved husband. Later, back in Paris, Marie attends a dinner party hosted by her friend Amanda (Alexandra Stewart); over the course of dinner, it emerges that Marie

Dec 11, 2001

Winstar Cinema

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All Critics (83) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (66) | Rotten (4) | DVD (7)

Under The Sand lifts the phantom-spouse syndrome to the level of art, yet another dimension for this popular form.

March 1, 2002 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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... this picture demands (and rewards) close study ...

March 1, 2002 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comment
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It crawls under the skin by placing you firmly in the shoes of the mourner.

August 23, 2001 Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | Comment
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It's hard even to describe the movie without making it sound trite. Rather, by showing behavior, the film gets at the emotional truth that underlies it.

August 17, 2001 Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | Comment
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Both of these Ozon films can do what few directors have mastered. They can make us feel exactly what the director intends, without overt or obvious cues.

August 10, 2001 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
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Quando o filme chega ao fim, podemos até não saber muito mais sobre o desaparecimento de Jean, mas certamente nos aprofundamos na complexa psiqué de sua esposa.

August 21, 2004 Comment
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A measured yet deeply enthralling character study of loss and loyalty.

February 13, 2003 Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | Comment

A stately and reticent portrait of arrived-at bereavement... and the capacity for self-delusion [anchored by] the beautiful and talented Rampling, enjoying her largest, most interesting role in some years.

September 23, 2002 Full Review Source: Entertainment Today | Comment
Entertainment Today

The film takes you slowly and confidently to the labyrinth of denial that often accompanies horrific loss.

June 3, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Experience | Comment
Film Experience

Charlotte Rampling is delightfully sincere and believable in her subtle performance.

May 13, 2002 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A beautiful and challenging film.

April 14, 2002 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | Comment
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Complex drama of grief and its effects on one woman. Minimal dialogue and maximum emotional truth are on display. Charlotte Rampling is a marvel.

May 2, 2008
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Is there any working performer with eyes as expressive and versatile as Charlotte Rampling's?

September 8, 2009
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Foreign Titles

  • Unter dem Sand (Sous le sable) (DE)
  • Under the Sand (Sous le sable) (UK)
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