Seeking Mavis Beacon
$10.50
Bikini Drive-In is a semi-monthly screening series examining horror films through a feminist lens curated and introduced by Olivia Norquay and Jillian Groening.
Dir. George Sluizer
1988, France, 106 min
Rated 18A
Dutch and French with English subtitles
A young man embarks on an obsessive search for the girlfriend who mysteriously disappeared while the couple were taking a sunny vacation trip, and his three-year investigation draws the attention of her abductor, a mild-mannered professor with a clinically diabolical mind. An unorthodox love story and a truly unsettling thriller, Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer’s The Vanishing unfolds with meticulous intensity, leading to an unforgettable finale that has unnerved audiences around the world.
Generously sponsored by IATSE 856 Manitoba.
“HERE’S TO FEELING BAD ALL THE TIME” – Olivia Norquay, Programming Coordinator & Bikini Drive-In co-curator