7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Stranger by the Lake (2013)
Stranger by the Lake (2013)
Overview
Frank spends his summer days hopelessly searching for companionship at a popular cruising spot on the shores of a lake in rural France. One day, he meets Michel, an attractive yet darkly mysterious man and falls blindly in love.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
Frank spends his summer days hopelessly searching for companionship at a popular cruising spot on the shores of a lake in rural France. One day, he meets Michel, an attractive yet darkly mysterious man and falls blindly in love.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores universal themes of desire, obsession, and danger within a specific gay cruising subculture, focusing on individual psychology and interpersonal dynamics rather than promoting a specific political ideology or social commentary.
The film features a cast that aligns with traditional racial and gender representation. Its narrative explores the complexities of a specific community without explicitly critiquing broader traditional identities.
Secondary
Stranger by the Lake offers an affirming portrayal of gay male identity by normalizing queer desire within its cruising spot setting. It depicts complex gay characters navigating themes of love, obsession, and danger, without external societal judgment or linking their sexuality to villainy, presenting their lives with dignity and agency.
Stranger by the Lake does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative is centered on the interactions and relationships between gay men at a secluded lake, therefore, an assessment of transsexual portrayal is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Stranger by the Lake" is an original production without any indicated source material, previous installments, or historical figures. Consequently, there are no characters established as a different gender in prior canon to constitute a gender swap.
Stranger by the Lake is an original film, not an adaptation of existing source material or a historical biopic. Therefore, its characters do not have a pre-established canonical or historical race to be 'swapped' from.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.3
Critic Ratings
9.4
8.2
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