Stranger by the Lake (2013)
Franck, a fit gay man, seeks love at a lakeside gay cruising beach. Among the mostly pudgy nude sunbathers, he befriends Henri, a depressed middle-aged bi-sexual who enjoys the quiet but accepts Franck's company. When Michel appears, Franck finally spots a man he'd like to know sexually. Unfortunately, he also spots him drowning his gay lover but opts not to tell anyone in order to consider having a relationship with this handsome yet remorseless killer.
Director:
Alain Guiraudie
Writer:
Alain Guiraudie
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Pierre Deladonchamps Franck |
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Christophe Paou Michel |
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Patrick d'Assumçao Henri |
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Jérôme Chappatte Inspector Damroder |
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Mathieu Vervisch Éric |
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Gilbert Traina Tuesday night man |
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Emmanuel Daumas Philippe |
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Sébastien Badachaoui Eric's boyfriend |
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Gilles Guérin Man with women |
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François-Renaud Labarthe Pascal Ramière (as François Labarthe) |
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Claude Bellelle The naturist |
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Slawomir Cieminski The naturist |
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Bernard Delavaux The naturist |
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Bernard German The naturist |
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Jean-Michel Giordano The naturist |
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Lucien Lerda The naturist |
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Patrick Marconi The naturist |
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Serge Morgadinho The naturist |
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Corentin Plas The naturist |
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Renaud Rifflart The naturist |
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Thomas Salles The naturist |
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Jean-Marie Crémier The naturist |
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Éric Piccolotto The naturist |
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Nicolas Guimbard Stand-In |
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Joël Landaraud Stand-In |
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Alain Guiraudie Philippe's friend (uncredited) |
Production | Sylvie Pialat | Producer |
Editing | Jean-Christophe Hym | Editor |
Production | Stéphane Batut | Casting |
Writing | Alain Guiraudie | Screenplay |
Directing | Alain Guiraudie | Director |
Camera | Claire Mathon | Director of Photography |
Production | Nicolas Leclère | Production Manager |
Production | Benoît Quainon | Producer |
Crew | Pierre Olivier Persin | Special Effects |
Crew | Toufik Ayadi | Post-Production Manager |