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Echoes of the Lake

2023 · 26 min

A quiet, fragmentary memory piece that drifts between tender and painful, asking you to sit still with what is left unsaid.

Directed by
Arnaud Khayadjanian
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hovnatan Avédikian, Julien de Saint Jean, Manon Valentin
Overview
Andreas, in his twenties, tells us three memories of his youth. He remembers a mysterious lake, which was the scene of a last moment with his father, an unforgettable evening with his first love, and a desperate act.

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Directed by
Arnaud Khayadjanian
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hovnatan Avédikian, Julien de Saint Jean, Manon Valentin
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • memory
    • grief
    • love
    • isolation
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Arnaud Khayadjanian
    Written by
    Arnaud Khayadjanian
    Starring
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    Cinematography
    Oscar Viguier
    Runtime
    26 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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