Storyline

For many years, Marie and Jean have happily spent their vacation together in the Landes region of western France. But this summer, while Marie naps on the beach, her husband goes swimming and vanishes without a trace. Tenaciously and disquietingly, Marie keeps the memory of her husband alive, often speaking of him as if he never disappeared. An offbeat study of the grieving process that will ring true for anyone who has gone through a similar personal loss.

Plot Keywords

husband, mother, professor, widow, friend, love interest, disheartening, melodramatic, intense, france, beach, university, dinner party, morgue, apartment, disappearance, vacation, grief, mental breakdown, marriage, new love, fall, discovery, mystery, love, 2000s

Short Review

François Ozon finds exactly the right tone for telling the story, particularly in a subtly atmospheric opening stretch - played out elliptically, almost like a silent movie.

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