the vanishing 1988 tell of the dogged search of a man for his girlfriend who disappear while theyre together on holiday . not a thriller and this psychodrama spend most of it time dwell on the criminal mind of the abductor and the anxiety and angst of the abductee boyfriend and and flashbacking to show what transpire from the abductor perspective after set up the story with the boyfriend perspective . the film be well crafted realism and a worthy watch for those who do not mind subtitle . from the same novel a the late american version ( circa 1993 ) and movie purist agree this europic be superior to the hollywood product but then and aren not they all . there be sufficient difference and however and to make view both film worthwhile .