The short review exceeds the word count, so...

Cary 2022-04-07 09:01:06

'One of your own was murdered and you don't care? Imagine, this boy goes missing 3 days, his towel and car in plain view, and no one notices, not even his lover? OK, they weren't really together. But you guys have a strange way of loving each other sometimes. Can you imagine this young man's solitude? I'm not looking for compassion, or even solidarity. But show some concern, if only for yourself.… '

There's a lot of flesh and unabashed, unglamorized sex shots, but they're as temperatureless as lake water and gravel, and on such a scale that I don't find it pornographic.

Among the three protagonists, Michelle is cruel and selfish; Frank's sperm is on his head, and he doesn't even care if he witnesses the murder of the other party; Henry no longer pursues sexual interest, he likes Frank and even sacrificed himself in the end, it can be said that only this fat man is the most abstinent in the whole film. understand love.

This kind of subject has such a calm and clear perspective, and it is a good movie that can make people think more after watching it. Some critics said it was a "very allegorical story," but I hope it's just a fable.

(I just wanted to write down that line, it was too long and too short to comment.)

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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.