L'Inconnu du lac
Franck 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.
Stranger by the Lake (2013) is a drama and thriller film directed by Alain Guiraudie, released on June 12, 2013 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumçao and Jérôme Chappatte. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 476 ratings.
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Pierre Deladonchamps
as Franck
Christophe Paou
as Michel
Patrick d'Assumçao
as Henri
Jérôme Chappatte
as Inspector Damroder
Mathieu Vervisch
as Éric
Gilbert Traïna
as Tuesday Night Man
Emmanuel Daumas
as Philippe
Sébastien Badachaoui
as Eric's Boyfriend
Gilles Guérin
as Ladies' Man
François-Renaud Labarthe
as Pascal Ramière
Claude Bellelle
as The Naturist
Slawomir Cieminski
as The Naturist
Directed by Alain Guiraudie, written by Alain Guiraudie, produced by Benoît Quainon and Sylvie Pialat.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 476 ratings.
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.
Reviewed on May 14, 2018
A rather well shot, but pedestrian affair about good-looking young man "Franck" who frequents a gay cruising area on a lake shore and falls for a stranger. Around the same time, an ex-lover of the stranger is found drowned. What makes this film interesting is that both we, and him, know what happened and yet he decidedly refuses to co-operate with the police and puts himself and others at considerable risk. Is it…
Reviewed on May 21, 2023
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Stranger by the Lake (2013) is available to stream on Metrograph and Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Stranger by the Lake (2013) includes Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumçao, Jérôme Chappatte and Mathieu Vervisch. The film was directed by Alain Guiraudie. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Stranger by the Lake was released on June 12, 2013 and runs for 1h 40m.
Stranger by the Lake (2013) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 476 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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