Directed by Alain Guiraudie • 2013 • France
Starring Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d’Assumçao.
The critically acclaimed STRANGER BY THE LAKE has been described as a modern-day Hitchcockican masterpiece. A picturesque cruising spot in the countryside of France sets the scene for this drama of desire and murder. Franck, a regular at the lake, meets the handsome Michel and soon falls in love with the mysterious stranger. When a body is discovered in the lake, Franck and Michel soon become primary suspects of the investigation. STRANGER BY THE LAKE is a unique, erotic thriller of seduction and sexual obsession that builds to an unforgettable and terrifying climax.
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That Old Dream That Moves
Directed by Alain Guiraudie • 2001 • France
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Nobody’s Hero
Directed by Alain Guiraudie • 2022 • France
Starring Jean-Charles Clichet, Noémie Lvovsky, Iliès KadriDirector Alain Guiraudie’s typically subversive spin on the Gallic sex farce blends ribald comedy with sharp social satire for a provocative and unpredictable look at everything from sexism to ...
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Staying Vertical
Directed by Alain Guiraudie • 2016 • France
Starring Damien Bonnard, India Hair, Raphaël ThiéryAlain Guiraudie’s startling follow-up to his international breakthrough STRANGER BY THE LAKE is a hypnotic, wondrously surreal odyssey through the continuum of human desire and sexuality. While on a j...
