Stranger by the Lake

Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller

Runtime: 97 mins

Rated: NR

Release Date: 2013

Countries: France

Languages: French

DIRECTED BY:

Alain Guiraudie

WRITTEN BY:

Alain Guiraudie

CAST INCLUDES:

Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumçao

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Director/Writer Alain Guiraudie's film enthralled both critics and audiences, taking home the Queer Palm and an Un Certain Regard Directing award at the Cannes Film Festival, now touting an impressive 94% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. NPR calls it, "A psychosexually intriguing blend of Alfred Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW and William Friedkin's CRUISING." Ultimately, the film provides exceptionally rewarding viewing for those in search of thought-provoking drama.

SYNOPSIS

Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel, an attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants to live out his passion anyway.

Stranger by the Lake

Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller

Runtime: 97 mins

Rated: NR

Release Date: 2013

Countries: France

Languages: French

DIRECTED BY

Alain Guiraudie

WRITTEN BY

Alain Guiraudie

CAST INCLUDES

Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumçao

ANGELIKA’S NOTE
SYNOPSIS

"The film is a Hitchcockian murder story in which the Hitchcockian elements-style as well as content-are stood on their heads in order to realize a philosophical vision that's no less sophisticated than Hitchcock's own."

The New Yorker

"So much of this beguiling film's beauty is in how it sneaks up on you, the way genre elements quietly insinuate their way into the story."

New York Magazine/Vulture

"A psychosexually intriguing blend of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window and William Friedkin's Cruising."

NPR