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Stranger by the Lake

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6.3/10 • 440

2013-06-12 • 1h 40m

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Frank spends his summer days hopelessly searching for companionship at a popular cruising spot on the shores of a lake in rural France. One day, he meets Michel, an attractive yet darkly mysterious man and falls blindly in love.

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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