Summer lovin'

Stranger by the Lake (2013)

Directed by Alain Guiraudie this film stars Pierre Deladonchamps, Christope Paou and Patrick d'Assumcao. A man that regularly visits a gay cruising spot by a lake in the summer begins a relationship with a man he thinks killed his predecessor.

This is a slow burning story that seems to serve as a criticism of the anonymous and dangerous nature of the cruising scene. Desire and lust over come common sense in what becomes a really taut but low key thriller. I really enjoyed how claustrophobic the film feels despite being shot entirely outside at a lake.

4/5