This ending is perfect because it traps the audience in Franck’s psychological hell. He has chosen his obsession over his safety. He is alone in the dark with a killer. The lack of closure reinforces the film’s thesis: when you play with a stranger by the lake, you are always one step away from oblivion.
Alain Guiraudie Country: France Language: French Runtime: 100 minutes Genre: Erotic Thriller / Drama Notable Accolades: Un Certain Regard – Best Director (Cannes Film Festival), Queer Palm (Cannes) Stranger.by.the.Lake.AKA.L.inconnu.du.Lac.2013....