The Vanishing (1988)
aka Spoorloos
First screened in November 2025
Director: George Sluizer. Cast: Gene Bervoets, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen Eckhaus, Bernadette Le Saché, Tania Latarjet, Lucille Glenn, Roger Souza, Caroline Appéré. Screenplay: Tim Krabbé and George Sluizer (based on the novel The Golden Egg by Tim Krabbé).

   
Photo © 1988 Golden Egg Films /
Ingrid Productions / MGS Film
In Brief: Tense thriller as spiritual self-scouring, Simenon-style. Onto what men do to women, and each other, and themselves.

VOR: ⑤  Globally influential over an extraordinary years-long rollout. An enduring reference point for entertaining suspensers with intellectual weight.

Grade: A–

Awards:
European Film Awards: Best Supporting Actress (ter Steege)
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