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The Vanishing

The Vanishing

DVD  •  October 27, 1988  •  1h 46m  •  NR
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Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.
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Sub Genres: france, disappearance, missing person, loss of loved one, buried alive, vacation, roadhouse, kidnapping, gas station, Netherhorror, Non Hollywood Ending, No Happy Ending
Release Date: Theatre 10/27/1988, Theatre US 01/25/1991, DVD 12/01/2002
Language: Dutch, Flemish (NL)
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July 09, 2019 - by CiEm Pank
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Европейские фильмы 80х годов - это такой колхоз. read more
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May 11, 2021 - by Contadeupload backup
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extremamente etério e claustrofóbico propositadamente. read more
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June 25, 2021 - by Dugong
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me everytime raymond lingers in the background: https://youtu.be/jsiiyxadtfu read more
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July 07, 2021 - by Andreas Mueller
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this is my review of the remake. says a lot about this one too i believe.... the original of this one really haunted me for years. since i first saw it i really had nightmares from time to time about the ending scene when the protagonist wakes up and (i think you know what i try not to write here and therefore to avoid spoilers). if you know the original you will instantly understand what i mean. i saw it late at night on german tv for the first time but did totally miss to look up the name or any other infos. only remembered the plot and that ending. so years later when i saw the remake,... read more
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September 30, 2021 - by kikeherrmann
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8.3 desaparecida una película de secuestros muy distintas a cuanto se han hecho. muy inteligente e impactante. read more
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November 18, 2021 - by VLAD THEROCK
Европейские фильмы 80х годов - это такой колхоз. read more
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April 20, 2022 - by Joseph Sheldahl
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the main problem i have with kidnapping movies or serial killer movies, is that usually, once the antagonist or culprit is revealed the movie is 95% over. at that point, he's just a face. he's barely a character. the vanishing reveals its villain immediately and manages to ratchet up the tension throughout the movie even though we seem to know everything already. it's because this movie isn't a thriller or a mystery. it's a meticulous examination of evil and the kind of crime that feels all too real. stunning movie. the ending left me messed up. read more
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April 27, 2022 - by qiuchou
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从容散漫的表面,重重编织的细节和线索。黑色结局。全片明显能感觉是为一个中心情节:出于对爱人的执念不惜殉葬 read more
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December 17, 2022 - by Nix
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a fascinating, almost hypnotic dutch horror thriller. great example of laying out your story in such a way that every scene is interesting. manages to be one of the most unsettling film experiences i've had without ever showing any blood or gore. what particularly stands out to me is the film's antagonist; raymond lemorne should be mentioned alongside hannibal lecter when discussing horrifying but entirely human villains. there's an amazing subtle presence to him, brought in pretty equal parts by how well-written he is and donnadieu's performance. only real negatives are the slightly low read more
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December 27, 2022 - by Aviation6358
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fell asleep and woke up at the best part. excited to watch the whole film someday. read more
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January 05, 2023 - by David Caballero (David Caballero)
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what a nice movie surprise. i would never have expected such an interesting plot from a dutch thriller from the 80s. the director manages to involve the viewer in the story and to worry about knowing what is happening and, most importantly, why. i would highlight the performances of all its protagonists and the good use and not -abuse of situations developed over language barriers read more
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August 27, 2023 - by Bannias
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I had only seen the 1993 film with Kiefer Sutherland and Jeff Bridges before so can only compare this original version to that one. I did enjoy the remake slightly better but this one is by no means a bad movie. Lots of tension in it and the two lead actors were really good. Well worth a watch here. read more
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September 03, 2023 - by Gaurav Singh
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The Vanishing: The End of the Road By Scott Foundas ESSAYS — OCT 29, 2014 Given that this is a movie with one of the most famous endings in modern cinema, lets start at the beginning. A man and a woman are traveling through the South of France, near Nimes. They part from the highway to take the scenic route—often a fatal error in movies that open on seemingly happy couples traveling rural countrysides. Then comes the second harbinger of doom: the car runs out of gas halfway through a mountain tunnel, and the man (whose name is Rex) sets off alone in search of gas, despite the pleas... read more
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September 14, 2023 - by Shivani
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yikes read more
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February 06, 2024 - by Friedhelm
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from the better end of disappearance movies read more
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February 27, 2024 - by Mark Jullion
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When a Dutch couple Rex and Saskia pull over at a rest stop, she goes into a store to buy some drinks and is never seen again. The Vanishing is a superb thriller directed by George Sluizer and the story is told from the viewpoint of Rex (Gene Bervoets) and the years he spends trying to uncover the truth about Saskia's disappearance, but also that of the kidnapper Raymond (Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu), a wealthy chemistry professor that has a twisted perversion to abduct women in his car. An examination of the mind of a psychopath and the lengths that a good man will go to learn of her fate, The... read more
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