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Stranger by the Lake

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6.3/10 • 431

2013-06-12 • 1h 40m

DramaThriller

He's closer than you think.

At a cruising spot near a lake, Franck falls in love with Michael, a handsome and lethally dangerous man. Even though Franck is aware of this, he chooses to follow his passion.

Directors
Alain Guiraudie
Editors
Jean-Christophe Hym

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Pierre Deladonchamps

    Pierre Deladonchamps

    Franck

  2. Christophe Paou

    Christophe Paou

    Michel

  3. Patrick d'Assumçao

    Patrick d'Assumçao

    Henri

  4. Jérôme Chappatte

    Jérôme Chappatte

    Inspector Damroder

  5. Mathieu Vervisch

    Mathieu Vervisch

    Éric

  6. Gilbert Traïna

    Gilbert Traïna

    Tuesday Night Man

  7. Emmanuel Daumas

    Emmanuel Daumas

    Philippe

  8. Sébastien Badachaoui

    Sébastien Badachaoui

    Eric's Boyfriend

  9. Gilles Guérin

    Gilles Guérin

    Ladies' Man

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tmdb15214618

May 14, 2018

7/10

A skillful Hitchcockian thriller weakened by a slack tempo--which does, to approach from another perspective, give one ample opportunity to admire the gorgeous cinematography and sound--and some unnecessarily/distractingly explicit sex. An ending would have been nice.

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
$1,400,000.00
Revenue
$1,200,000.00
Keywords
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