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La fille du lac

Original title: La ragazza del lago
  • 2007
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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La fille du lac (2007)
The body of a young woman is found in a small and quiet town in North Italy. A detective from the nearby main city is called to solve the mystery.
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The body of a young woman is found in a small and quiet town in North Italy. A detective from the nearby main city is called to solve the mystery.The body of a young woman is found in a small and quiet town in North Italy. A detective from the nearby main city is called to solve the mystery.The body of a young woman is found in a small and quiet town in North Italy. A detective from the nearby main city is called to solve the mystery.

  • Director
    • Andrea Molaioli
  • Writers
    • Karin Fossum
    • Sandro Petraglia
    • Ludovica Rampoldi
  • Stars
    • Toni Servillo
    • Denis Fasolo
    • Nello Mascia
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andrea Molaioli
    • Writers
      • Karin Fossum
      • Sandro Petraglia
      • Ludovica Rampoldi
    • Stars
      • Toni Servillo
      • Denis Fasolo
      • Nello Mascia
    • 20User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 27 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Girl by the Lake
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    Toni Servillo
    Toni Servillo
    • Commissario Sanzio
    Denis Fasolo
    Denis Fasolo
    • Roberto
    Nello Mascia
    Nello Mascia
    • Alfredo
    Giulia Michelini
    • Francesca
    Marco Baliani
    • Nadal
    Fausto Maria Sciarappa
    • Ispettore Lorenzo Siboldi
    Franco Ravera
    Franco Ravera
    • Mario
    Sara D'Amario
    • Dott.ssa Giani
    Heidi Caldart
    • Silvia Nadal
    Alessia Piovan
    Alessia Piovan
    • Anna Nadal
    Nicole Perrone
    • Marta
    Anna Bonaiuto
    Anna Bonaiuto
    • Moglie di Sanzio
    Omero Antonutti
    Omero Antonutti
    • Padre di Mario
    Fabrizio Gifuni
    Fabrizio Gifuni
    • Corrado Canali
    Valeria Golino
    Valeria Golino
    • Chiara Canali
    Augusto Balliana
    • Fotografo scientifica
    Enrico Cavallero
    • Allenatore
    Sandra Cosatto
    • Madre di Roberto
    • Director
      • Andrea Molaioli
    • Writers
      • Karin Fossum
      • Sandro Petraglia
      • Ludovica Rampoldi
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    7DimitrisPassas-TapTheLine

    An Italian, silver screen adaptation of one of K. Fossum's novels.

    ''La Ragazza Del Lago'' is an enjoyable movie with high production values and an engaging story based on the second book in the Konrad Sejer series, written by the Norwegian author Karin Fossum. Since this is an Italian production, Inspector Sejer is renamed as Commissario Sanzio, played by one of the best contemporary European actors, Toni Servillo who portrays the protagonist as having the character traits that Fossum have attributed to him in the novels i.e. a solemn, pessimistic middle-aged man living alone, who nevertheless has a profound insight in the field of psychology, something that proves to be helpful in every murder investigation.The story is not an original or particularly exciting, it involves the murder of a young girl living in a small, quiet village where everybody seems to have their own secrets. Sanzio will have to uncover the truth that looms behind the villagers secrecy and finally arrest the perpetrator. The film is well-shot as it manages to capture the sinister qualities of the countryside's peace and silence which, in Fossum's books, acts as a facade for a variety of human misconduct and depravity. Though conventional, the plotline is interesting enough for the viewer to watch the film and attempt to guess the guilty party, something that I didn't manage to do correctly by the way. ''La Ragazza Del Lago'' will appeal mainly to the crime fiction fans who prefer the slow-burning, character oriented mystery and not to those who expect lots of action and special effects to a crime film (e.g. Hollywood productions). My precise rating would be closer to 3,2-3,3/5.
    dbdumonteil

    The lady from the lake

    An atmosphere which recalls Georges Simenon but the plot itself is closer to Agatha Christie's whodunit.Although a little MTV quality,the movie is often filmed on location and the mountain landscapes are wonderful.

    What puzzles the viewer is that almost all the characters are suffering ,including the cop,who 's got a wife in a mental hospital (probably Alzheimer's disease).Directing is effective if a little remote;but ,this is crucial in this kind of investigation,all the characters are interesting and the cast rise to the occasion.

    A girl was killed on the banks of a lake and many people from the village are suspects.If you like detective stories ,this movie was made for you.
    8Chris Knipp

    An 'existential' police procedural

    This film set in a mountain valley, well received at Venice last year and feted in Italy, is a slow burner for sure. It's sometimes a little hard to tell if it still has a pulse. But it does move on well-oiled wheels. It develops its portrait of malaise with steely control. As in any good murder mystery, which is what this is, everybody has secrets to hide. Many are simply repressed. Others are depressed, angry, or impaired. Several are seriously ill. Perhaps it should come as no surprise that the story is adopted from a Scandinavian source; the lago (lake) was originally a fjord, and the book was Karin Fossum's bestseller mystery novel Don't Look Back (apologies to Nicolas Roeg), which Sandro Petraglia adapted for the screen in collaboration with directorial debutant Molaioli.

    Things start when little six-year-old Marta (Nicole Perrone), who has spent the night with her aunt, is sent off home, but on her way is talked into mounting the van of somebody she knows (in this town, everybody knows everybody else), and her safe trip home is derailed. Later, Marta's mother (Maria Sole Mansutti) frantic with worry, and a search that extends beyond the town is begun. The culprit is Mario (Franco Ravera), who's crazy. Harmless, some say. Till he's not, says another.

    Though this may seem more a study of provincial angst than a police procedural, the most angst-ridden and the center of the story is a former homicide cop, Inspector Sanzio (well played by noted director and theater man Toni Servillo). He's newly arrived in these parts (Carnia, in the Friuli), but his instincts were immediately awakened by Marta's disappearance. Than Anna Nadal (Alessia Piovan) is found dead by the side of the lake, arranged in a peaceful position and with a coat over her naked body.

    Anna has a father, Davide Nadal (Marco Baliani), who loved her excessively; his videos of her have an almost voyeuristic quality. The father of Mario (Omero Antonutti), hated Anna because she had thin legs, and he saw her often running up in the mountains. She was a gifted hockey player, but has recently quit and only runs. The autopsy reveals surprising things about Anna. She has a boyfriend, Alfredo (Nello Mascia), who goes into a funk and stops reporting to work. He's found trying to erase Anna's CD-Roms and with other incriminating evidence. There's another man who says Anna had a crush on him. Meanwhile we get to know the stony-faced but technically impeccable Inspector Sanzio further. His wife is (Anna Bonaiuto) elsewhere and he is hiding secrets about her from his daughter Francesca (Giulia Michelini), which whom he has an uneasy relationship This may seem revealing too much, but when we know this, we still know little; the essential information is yet to come along with the confession of the murderer. That scene is a little too collegial and flat for anyone with a taste for noir. But this is never noir (black); it's gray, gray and misty. And in this "existential" approach to murder—though this is hardly new—it's not so important Whodunit as what's motivating everyone, and how much lies hidden in a seemingly quiet, well-behaved town, the turbulence below the placid surface of the lake.

    Andrea Molaioli has worked with directors Nanni Moretti, Carlo Mazzacurati, and Daniele Lucchetti. The Girl by the Lake/La ragazza del lago swept the Italian Oscars with ten Davide di Donatello awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Actor (Servillo) and Best Screenplay. Shown at the Open Roads: New Italian Cinema series at Lincoln Center June 2008.
    danb80

    Friuli is nice

    I'm glad a movie was filmed in the region where I live! Even though we have always been almost forget by the rest of Italy, our place offers a breathtaking variety of landscapes perfect for filming. More and more directors are realizing that, and other movies are being filmed here at the present time. I found this movie kind of slow though,and I didn't like too much the fact that the main character spoke with a southern accent as well others in the movie speaking with accents other than the Fraulein (spoken in the province of Udine). You could tell it was a production from Rome. Next time make it more "local"! Anyway I liked the plot.
    7quinnox-1

    Charming and quirky mystery

    This was a delightful detective story about a murder mystery set in a charming and picturesque European mountain village. I liked the subtlety of various scenes and how it was filmed in a unique and interesting style. The actors are all good in this movie and come across as natural and realistic characters who live in an isolated and tight knit community.

    There are many different things going on as a veteran detective investigates the mystery and uncovers secrets of the towns people. The film is slow moving however, and requires patience and close attention for enjoyment of the plot, otherwise I could see how this movie's quirky style might be unappealing to the mainstream. The ending is unfortunately abrupt and disappointing, and the mystery wraps up in a mundane and uninteresting manner. Despite this, the movie for most if its running time is well worth watching for those looking for an offbeat and interesting whodunit.

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    • Trivia
      This is the Italian movie awarded with the highest number of David di Donatello: 10 awards out of 15 nominations.
    • Goofs
      When Roberto is running away from the police, first he runs on the left bank of the river. In the following shot he is running on the right bank, and then on the left bank again.
    • Connections
      Version of Sejer - se deg ikke tilbake (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      International Rustic
      Written by Teho Teardo

      Performed by Modern Institute

      From the album "Excellent Swimmer"

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 2007 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • The Girl by the Lake
    • Filming locations
      • Laghi di Fusine, Tarvisio, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Indigo Film
      • Medusa Film
      • Sky
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    • Budget
      • €2,460,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,927,268
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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