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The Vanishing (1988)The Vanishing (1988)

The Vanishing (1988)

Love, curiosity, and obsession blur when a man’s girlfriend mysteriously disappears

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

best
THE VERY BEST

8.7

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France, Germany
Dutch, English, French
Dark, Depressing, Original
1988
George Sluizer
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gwen Eckhaus, Johanna ter Steege
106 min

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A man embarks on an increasingly obsessive search for his girlfriend after she disappears without a trace during a romantic summer getaway to France.

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8.7
Gerald Cajayon

Fear of abandonment is at the heart of The Vanishing. Lovers Rex and Saskia are separated on their way to France after the latter vanishes without a trace. For the next three years, Rex dedicates his life to finding out what happened to Saskia in whatever way possible, endangering his own safety in the process. George Sluizer’s chilling psychological thriller shows the evils that curiosity and obsession can bring, and is a uniquely perverse look at the ugly side of truth-seeking.

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