Bleak Week
The Vanishing (1988)
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 7:30pm
Little Theatre 1 (240 East Ave.)
Doors open at 7:00pm
Standard ticket prices
Tickets available online in advance, at our box office during open hours, or at the door (if tickets remain).
Accessibility at this Screening
• Hearing Amplification (accessibility device or hearing loop)
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.
Not Rated | 1 hr 47 min | Drama | 1988
Netherlands, France | Dutch, French, and English, with English subtitles
Digital | Janus Films
About the series
Bleak Week
Presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque, ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair’ is an annual film festival showcasing some of the greatest works of cinema from across the globe that venture into the darkest sides of humanity and the bleakest points in human history. Browse films in this series


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