Art Meets Porn and Other High Points From Toronto

Stranger by the Lake by Alain Guiraudie. Before screening at Toronto this film already created a stir at Cannes, a fest not known for its prudery, with its naturalistic portrayal of sex at a male cruising spot along an edenic lake in France. Franck (Pierre Deladonchamps), a charming guy with a swimmer's lithe body, is a regular there. He falls hard for newcomer Michel (Christophe Paou), a Tom Selleck lookalike with a 70's-style mustache. In keeping with the culture of this locale they quickly ho...