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Under the Sand

2001 · 96 min

A quiet, unsettling plunge into grief and denial, where absence feels like a haunting presence.

Tagline
Can love vanish without a trace?
Overview
When her husband goes missing at the beach, a female professor begins to mentally disintegrate as her denial of his disappearance becomes delusional.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • memory
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Directed by
François Ozon
Written by
Emmanuèle Bernheim, François Ozon, Marcia Romano, Marina de Van
Starring
Charlotte Rampling, Bruno Cremer, Jacques Nolot, Alexandra Stewart, Pierre Vernier, Andrée Tainsy, Maya Gaugler, Pierre Soubestre
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
96 min
Country
France, Japan
Languages
French, English

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