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Actors: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen Eckhaus
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Vanishing (1988) |
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THE VANISHING is a dutch movie based on Tim Krabbé's novel "The Golden Egg" and directed by George Sluizer in 1988. European Film Award in the Best Supporting Actress category for Johanna ter Steege.
A young dutch couple is going to spend some holiday in the south of France. While stopping at a gas station, the young woman disappears without a trace. His boyfriend becomes obsessed by the idea of finding out what really happened to her and, the next three years, spends his time and money with this purpose. Meanwhile, the killer observes him and in the end contacts him.
One of the most scariest and disturbing movies ever shot. Without a single drop of blood.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
How difficult to spot villain?
- Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Murder Mystery?
Yes
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- nearly 100%
Kind of mystery?
- amateur citizen investigator
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard curly (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie?
- 20%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- Bulging muscles
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Europe
Yes
Prairie?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
How many deaths in film?
- 2
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 ()
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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