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Summary Frank (Pierre Deladonchamps) 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 (Christophe Paou), an attractive yet darkly mysterious man and falls blindly in love. When a death occurs, Frank and Michel become the primary suspects but...

Directed By: Alain Guiraudie

Stranger by the Lake
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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82
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 76 User Ratings
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Summary Frank (Pierre Deladonchamps) 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 (Christophe Paou), an attractive yet darkly mysterious man and falls blindly in love. When a death occurs, Frank and Michel become the primary suspects but...

Directed By: Alain Guiraudie

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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96% Positive
25 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
82
96% Positive
25 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 76 User Ratings
6.5
59% Positive
45 Ratings
22% Mixed
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18% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 76 User Ratings
6.5
59% Positive
45 Ratings
22% Mixed
17 Ratings
18% Negative
14 Ratings

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Production Company Les Films du Worso, Arte France Cinéma, M141 Productions, Films de Force Majeure, Cinémage 7, Soficinéma 9, ARTE, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Release Date Jan 24, 2014
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline Best Director, Un Certain Regard at Cannes
International Cinephile Society Awards
• 5 Wins & 11 Nominations
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations
César Awards, France
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations