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Stranger by the Lake

L'Inconnu du lac (Stranger by the Lake)

2013

Alain Guiraudie

Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick D'Assumçao, Jérôme Chappatte ...

6.5

3,652

Drama. Romance. Thriller 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.

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Guiraudie's sheer frankness about sex is refreshing when so many supposedly grownup films are content to hint coyly and timidly. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Keith Uhlich Time Out	"There are very real, very potent emotions underlying every action, be it an explicit sex act, a lingering embrace, or a horrible realization that meting out death does not necessarily preclude love."
		Boyd van Hoeij Variety	"This is essentially an absorbing and intelligent exploration of queer desire spiced up with thriller elements."
		Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"'Stranger by the Lake' invites you into its alluring and peaceful world, only to gradually uncover the darkness beneath it."
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Like his characters, Guiraudie is walking a tightrope, finding the point where sex and death exude a similar allure. You won't be able to look away. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"'Stranger by the Lake' is seductive and fascinating, but it is also a bit trapped in its own conceit, and in its carefully maintained emotional detachment."

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