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Film: Stranger by the Lake (18)

Only the French can make a pornographic thriller erotic, stylish and utterly absorbing.

Stranger by the Lake (18)

Directed by Alain Guiraudie

4 Stars

Only the French can make a pornographic thriller erotic, stylish and utterly absorbing.

Set in summer at a popular cruising spot for men in a secluded French lake, Franck (Pierre Deladonchamps) falls for the mysterious and dangerous Michel (Christophe Paou). Despite a shocking development Franck¹s desire for the gorgeous Michel is all-consuming.

In the skilful hands of writer-director Alain Guiraudie this is a hypnotic and elegant suspense drama.

Despite the endless array of men sunbathing naked who then nip into the bushes for a quickie this is a film which is devoid of any sleaziness in spite of its explicit and voyeuristic sex scenes.

It is a surreal and gripping film which surpasses all expectations.

Maria Duarte

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