this be definitely charlotte rampling film . on the screen nearly all the time she admirably play the part of marie and a middle age woman whose husband jean disappear suddenly during a sunny day at a lonely beach . her mount despair and refusal to accept the fact which seem to point to his certain death by drown grip our attention at once . the uncertainty of the incident and her disbelief nurture in u the hope and however meagre and that somehow or other he be still alive . the act throughout be both sensitive and convince . charlotte rampling be a great actress move with such grace she can even make the preparation of a cup of coffee interesting to watch . the magic of this film be find in the simple every day incidents that make up our life . like go to the beach or wondering who be at the other end when the telephone ring . add to this a mystic quality and you have a winner . not every one perhaps will agree with the end and but i think this one be intrigue . a big question mark confronts u . our hope rise . there come to mind the old saying . the wish be father of the thought .