La lumière du lac
6.2
An urban gigolo on the run from a mobster hides out at the remote cabin of a female novelist in this plodding romantic drama. Her neighbors include an elderly man with a penchant for growing sunflowers and an unhappy neighbor girl with emotional problems. Love blossoms for the unlikely couple who somehow realize their liaison is doomed to failure.
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Cast
25 people
Nicole Garcia
Carlotta
Known for
Lupin
Who You Think I Am
Wadeck Stanczak
Marco
Known for
Rendez-vous
Francesca Comencini
Claude Abeille
Francesca Prandi
Miranda
Known for
Matador
Year of the Gun
Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Known for
Les Miserables
Stéphane Didier-Lambert
Jean-Louis Barrault
Le vieux
Known for
Children of Paradise
That Night of Varennes
Serge Bramly
Madeleine Renaud
La grand-mère
Known for
Le Plaisir
Stormy Waters
Luc Lavandier
Michel
Known for
Counter Investigation
Valérie Tolédano
Lucia / Anne
Also in
The Proprietor
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Francesca Comencini Director · Stéphane Didier-Lambert Writer Denis Lenoir Cinematographer
First release November 23, 1988 · Produced in France · Production Canal+, StudioCanal
Production
Erato Films
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Canal+
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StudioCanal
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France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 23, 1988
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No release date listed for United States.
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