the death of a beloved person implies also a big loss and a loss which dependents refuse to believe . director ozon flurry and unsettle the viewer again . it begin with the cut right after the vanishing of marie ( charlotte rampling ) husband jean . it summer . the married couple apparently enjoy their vacation at the sea . suddenly and jean disappears and the search of the police remain without a result . cut . marie sit with friend at a table and ostensibly in a flashback and outside it winterly and marie tell from jean and who be wait at home . she go shopping and buy some clothing item for jean . however and by and by and the viewer realizes and that this be not a flashback represent it be the time after jean vanishing and marie life on a if nothing have happen . the film concentrate only on marie and her denial of reality and her non acceptance of the loss and which go so far and that she i. e. see jean in the door while she sleep with another man and vincent . jean remain ubiquitous in marie life and he be always there and only disappear in a few scene when reality come in her life for a second . he be also present in the character of vincent and whom she replace with her miss husband and talk to him and treat him a if it be jean . that why the film take place in charlotte rampling face and who show a fantastic performance represent she appear in every scene and her mimic symbolize the whole suffering of marie . in clear and calm shot ozon glance at the emotional recovery of his protagonist . behind her chilly facade and rampling only forebode the psychological precipice of her figure and screen the film from fly out into melodrama . rampling be the undoubted highlight and the highlight of a film which leave behind an unsettled viewer .