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Everything explained (SPOILERS)

posted 10 years ago by jayhawk-18
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Q. Why does Franck make a beeline for Henri sitting on the shoreline, despite giving no indication at any time that he is a chubby chaser?

A. Because he is FRENCH. Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité!

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Q. Why does Henri spend his entire three-week vacation sitting by the lake, staring out into space, then decides to dangle himself in front of Michel like so much psycho bait and resigns himself to being killed?

A. Because he is FRENCH. C'est la vie!

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Q. Why does Michel go around killing people?

A. Because he is FRENCH. Comme ci, comme ça.

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Q. Why does Franck not go straight to the police after witnessing the drowning and comes right back to the lake to carry on swimming and cruising after Michel?

A. Because he is FRENCH. Oooh la la!

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Q. Why does Franck initially hide from crazed killer Michel, then start calling out to him?

A. Because he is FRENCH. C'est si bon!

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You'll find this works for pretty much any arthouse French movie.

[–] BILLYBOY-10 10 years ago

Brilliant and hilarious, the movie was the s_ _ t. I want my 1.5 hours back.

[–] codyhoskins 10 years ago

I think that's the same thing with French films like the ones by Robert Bresson. In those films, no one really does or doesn't do what they do with any kind of explanation. It just happens without any psychological answer, which is something Bresson never liked to do anyway in his films, so a film like this will likewise leave the viewer troubled forever with questions about the way we tick, something serious auteurs are obsessed with poking fun with all the time.

[–] velli10501 9 years ago

LOLOLOLOLOLOL!

[–] rocklyn80 9 years ago

Saw the film last night, and you're right....
That does explain it all!

[–] moni0831 9 years ago

Your answers to all questions are spot on! I couldn't have put it better myself!

[–] yan-trussart 8 years ago

Q. Why do we believe movies should explain everything?

A. Because Hollywood taught us so.

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Q. How should we react if said movies fail to cater to our intellectual insecurity and general need for closure?

A. Do not hesitate to deride and flame them, using such epithet as "artsy" or "pretentious". You can also ask (to no one in particular) for those two hours of your life back, wich, by the way, should be refundable in such cases.
If everything else fail, just make fun of the french ("ooh la la!" is a sure crowd pleaser) and wash down all that arthouse nonsense with a good dose of Christopher Nolan. Now there's a director who's not afraid to tell you what's what.

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You'll find this works for pretty much any american viewers.

[–] hilaryjrp 8 years ago

wash down all that arthouse nonsense with a good dose of Christopher Nolan

Exactly. Stranger by the Lake is fVkkin' genius, atmospheric, on a small budget. ONE exterior. ONE, count 'em. ONE interior. See how easy that is to imitate.