One evening, as dusk falls over the lake (the golden hour turns to a sinister twilight), Franck is hiding in the bushes watching Michel with another man. In a single, startlingly quiet wide shot, we see Michel drown that man. There is no scream. No dramatic struggle. Just the splash of water, the crushing weight of a body, and then silence. Michel swims back to shore, while the victim sinks to the bottom of the lake.
: A strikingly handsome and mysterious newcomer who Franck falls for instantly—despite witnessing Michel commit a brutal act of violence. Stranger.by.the.Lake.AKA.L.inconnu.du.Lac.2013....
The golden-hour lighting contrasts sharply with the dark themes. One evening, as dusk falls over the lake