Under the Sand
Screening: 14 May 2005
France 2000
Directed by François Ozon
Leading players ~ Charlotte Rampling, Bruno Cremer, Jacques Nolot.
94 minutes (subtitles)
Synopsis
An absorbing drama dealing with the mental disintegration of a woman after her husband goes missing on a beach at the start of a short holiday. Did the husband drown, commit suicide or choose to leave her?* * * * * *
This mature work confirms François Ozon's steadily growing reputation. He is aided in this endeavour by Charlotte Rampling's outstanding performance as the wife whose life slowly falls apart. In one of her best roles to date, she is on screen virtually the whole running time, and her acting throughout is sensitive and convincing.Ozon is a man to watch going by his interesting filmography thus far - a Bunuelesque first feature Sitcom, a dark fairy tale Criminal Lovers, an early Fassbinder adaption Water Drops on Burning Rocks, and now this psychological study.
