Under the Sand

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Critics' Reviews

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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
It's a great pleasure that -- we get to ponder one of the most involving psychological mysteries in recent memory.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Loren King
Mesmerizing and unforgettable.Read Full Review »
90
The New York Times: Dana Stevens
Mr. Ozon gives the movie to Ms. Rampling, whose performance is like a perfectly executed piano etude, finding precise, impossibly subtle shadings of pleasure, confusion and distress.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Stephen Hunter
Charlotte Rampling takes you so far inside the pain of Marie Drillon it leaves you stirred, shaken and a little in awe.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
It's a role of fierce demands, and Rampling meets them all. In a summer of crass, Rampling is a true class act.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Thomas
Requires careful attention at its abrupt finish. Close concentration on the final shots yields a meaning not possible should a viewer's attention wander or turn away a few moments too soon.Read Full Review »
88
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
A movie of introspection and defiance.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
Ozon has crafted a near-perfect film, a mournful, moving kind of cinema poetry.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
Ozon specializes in dissecting the vulnerability, erotic longing, and garbled intentions with which people regularly rub up against one another.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Amy Taubin
Rampling has never been as beautiful, not to mention as emotionally naked, nuanced, and affecting as she is here.Read Full Review »
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