François Ozon - "Under the Sand"

1. What exactly would you say is the “traumatic event” in the film? Why do you think the director (François Ozon) chooses to present the event as he does in the film?

2. What is Marie’s reaction to this event? How does she cope with the aftermath (or does she)? Does she have a “working through” process in order to come to an understanding of the event? Include some specific scenes / images from the film to support your answer.

3. It seems that we have strong evidence to support the fact Jean did drown. Why do you think Marie refuses to accept the fact that this is Jean’s body in the morgue?

4. How do you read the end of the film?