Sous le sable (2000)

Director:

François Ozon

Writers:

Emmanuèle Bernheim (writer)
François Ozon (writer)

Release Date:

4 May 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Can love vanish without a trace?

Plot:

When her husband goes missing at the beach, a female professor begins to mentally disintegrate as her denial of his disappearance becomes delusional.

Plot Keywords:

Beach | Professor | English Literature | Suicide | Disappearance

Awards:

8 nominations

Cast

Charlotte Rampling	...	Marie Drillon
Bruno Cremer	...	Jean Drillon
Jacques Nolot	...	Vincent
Alexandra Stewart	...	Amanda
Pierre Vernier	...	Gérard
Andrée Tainsy	...	Suzanne
Maya Gaugler	...	German woman
Damien Abbou	...	Chief lifeguard
David Portugais	...	Young lifeguard
Pierre Soubestre	...	Policeman
Agathe Teyssier	...	In charge of luxury store
Laurence Martin	...	Apartment seller
Jean-François Lapalus	...	Paris doctor
Laurence Mercier	...	Paris doctor's secretary
Fabienne Luchetti	...	Pharmacist

Also Known As:

Under the Sand (International: English title) (USA)
Bajo la arena (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Sob a Areia (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Под песком (Russia) [ru]
Hiekan peitossa (Finland) [fi]
Homok alatt (Hungary) [hu]
Kato apo tin ammo (Greece) [el]
Kumun altinda (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Maboroshi (Japan) [ja]
Onder het zand (Netherlands) [nl]
Sotto la sabbia (Italy) [it]
Under sanden (Sweden) [sv]
Under sandet (Denmark) [da]
Unter dem Sand (Austria) [de]

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Hong Kong:III | Italy:T | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:Unrated | South Korea:18 | Germany:6 | Canada:R (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Lit-et-Mixe, Landes, France

Company:

Euro Space

Quotes:

Marie Drillon: I am his wife, and I'm telling you, this is *not* him!

Movie Connections:

Followed by Le temps qui reste (2005)

realistic, but magical - a masterpiece

I don't quite understand comments about the movie being slow. To me it was quite unpredictable and it maintained suspense throughout. The acting was very good and what struck me the most was how the movie was able to strike a realistic balance in everything, that was almost eerie. Indeed that is what made the movie so convincing to me. What also fascinates me is that even though the movie was realistic it was magical . I guess the real world is a magical place :-)

Bottom line: go see it!