lust, intimacy, murder

Melany 2022-04-03 09:01:12

The film "Stranger by the Lake" was rated as the top ten of the year by "Cinebook". With masterful camerawork and minimal expressionism, the film presents an emblematic thriller about lust, intimacy and murder. Comrades at the bottom of society gathered on the lakeside far from the town to have sex in nude swimming. And the movie is not afraid to show those ugly bodies, bold and bold. The catfish that is lurking in the lake and may eat people at any time mentioned in the title is actually a kind of multiple imagery: the description of the length of the catfish is to imply the male genitalia representing desire, and this quality of cannibalism, It is more like suggesting the shadow buried in desire - AIDS. The protagonist revolves around two men. The middle-aged fat Henry represents a stable and long-term intimate relationship; the sexy Michael is synonymous with desire. And knowing that Michael killed, but the protagonist still approaches him, just as the protagonist can make love with a stranger without any defense, desire makes him hover in danger and destruction. The movie doesn't have an ending, and it doesn't even have an ending song. When the subtitles of the production staff rolled down, people couldn't help but gasp in a cold sweat for what the protagonist did. The fierceness of the movie also adds a lot to this horror. Worth a look.

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Stranger by the Lake quotes

  • Franck: [smitten by Michel] I really like him.

    Henri: [warily] He does have a nice body.

    Franck: It's typical. The guys I like are always taken.

  • Michel: Did you come alone today?

    Franck: What do you mean?

    Michel: Without your boyfriend?

    Franck: What boyfriend?

    Michel: The guy you're always with.

    Franck: We're not together.

    Michel: Really? I thought you were.

    Franck: We barely know each other.

    Michel: I'm surprised. You seem happy together.

    Franck: And what'd you do with yours?

    Michel: He's not really my boyfriend, either.

    Franck: He seemed hooked the other day.

    Michel: No. It's just a casual thing. Nothing serious.

    Franck: What if he sees us?

    Michel: He won't.