Stranger by the Lake

Stranger by the Lake
Theatrical release poster
FrenchL'Inconnu du lac
Directed byAlain Guiraudie
Written byAlain Guiraudie
Produced bySylvie Pialat
Starring
CinematographyClaire Mathon
Edited byJean-Christophe Hym
Production
companies
Distributed byLes Films du Losange
Release dates
  • 17 May 2013 (2013-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 12 June 2013 (2013-06-12) (France)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$1.4 million [2]
Box office$1.2 million[3]

Stranger by the Lake (French: L'Inconnu du lac) is a 2013 French erotic thriller drama film written and directed by Alain Guiraudie. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[4] where Guiraudie won the award for Best Director.[5] The film also won the Queer Palm award,[6] and was mentioned on multiple top-ten lists of the best films of 2014.[7]

  1. ^ "Stranger by the Lake (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. ^ "L\'Inconnu du lac (Stranger by the Lake) (2013)". JP Box-Office.
  3. ^ "Stranger by the Lake (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. ^ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  5. ^ Richford, Rhonda (26 May 2013). "Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  6. ^ AFP (26 May 2013). "'Hardcore' gay film wins at Cannes". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
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