The Vanishing (1988)
(Spoorloos)
Country: NL/FR
Technical: col 106m
Director: George Sluizer
Cast: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets
Synopsis:
A loner waits at a service station for the opportunity to snatch a victim, in order to perform a twisted experiment around obsessive human behaviour. When a squabbling young couple arrives, he seizes his chance.
Review:
This cold, clinical thriller drew sufficient international attention at the time to prompt a Hollywood remake, but could prove disappointing if its impressive reputation has preceded it. Nevertheless, it manages to sustain interest over much of its protracted running time, and the sting in the tail is a knockout.
(Spoorloos)
Country: NL/FR
Technical: col 106m
Director: George Sluizer
Cast: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets
Synopsis:
A loner waits at a service station for the opportunity to snatch a victim, in order to perform a twisted experiment around obsessive human behaviour. When a squabbling young couple arrives, he seizes his chance.
Review:
This cold, clinical thriller drew sufficient international attention at the time to prompt a Hollywood remake, but could prove disappointing if its impressive reputation has preceded it. Nevertheless, it manages to sustain interest over much of its protracted running time, and the sting in the tail is a knockout.
(Spoorloos)
Country: NL/FR
Technical: col 106m
Director: George Sluizer
Cast: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets
Synopsis:
A loner waits at a service station for the opportunity to snatch a victim, in order to perform a twisted experiment around obsessive human behaviour. When a squabbling young couple arrives, he seizes his chance.
Review:
This cold, clinical thriller drew sufficient international attention at the time to prompt a Hollywood remake, but could prove disappointing if its impressive reputation has preceded it. Nevertheless, it manages to sustain interest over much of its protracted running time, and the sting in the tail is a knockout.