La lumière du lac

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.

Director: Francesca Comencini

Cast: Nicole Garcia, Wadeck Stanczak, Francesca Prandi, Jean-Louis Barrault, Madeleine Renaud, Luc Lavandier, Valérie Tolédano, Solenn Jarniou

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.