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MONEY
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Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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The Girl by the Lake
2007 1h 35m IT
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MysteryThriller
Synopsis
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A cop investigates the murder of a beautiful teen girl left naked by a lake.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Toni Servillo
Commissario Sanzio
Valeria Golino
Chiara Canali
Fabrizio Gifuni
Corrado Canali
Anna Bonaiuto
moglie di Sanzio
Omero Antonutti
padre di Mario
Marco Baliani
Davide Nadal
Denis Fasolo
Roberto
Sara D'Amario
Dottoressa Giani
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Andrea Molaioli
- Writers
- Sandro Petraglia, Ludovica Rampoldi
- Languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
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ERA
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Released 19 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Andrea Molaioli, shot by Ramiro Civita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Giogiò Franchini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Toni Servillo and Valeria Golino and Fabrizio Gifuni carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0770829 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Andrea Molaioli directs. Ramiro Civita behind the camera. Giogiò Franchini cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 19 years ago.
- 3Directed by Andrea Molaioli, shot by Ramiro Civita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Giogiò Franchini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Toni Servillo and Valeria Golino and Fabrizio Gifuni carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0770829 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Released under 14 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ramiro Civita
- Editing
- Giogiò Franchini
- Production design
- Alessandra Mura
- Costume design
- Jessica Zambelli
- Makeup / hair
- Aldina Governatori
- VFX supervisor
- Stefano Marinoni
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,460,000
- Box office
- $4,927,268
- Return
- 200% of budget
- Original language
- IT
- Certification (US)
- R
Awards
- David di Donatello for Best Director
- David di Donatello for Best Film
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Andrea Molaioli
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Indigo Film
IT
Sky Cinema
IT
Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission
IT
MiC
IT
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
BE
Medusa Film
IT
Key crew
- NovelKarin Fossum
- EditorGiogiò Franchini
- MusicTeho Teardo
- ProducerFrancesca Cima
- ProducerNicola Giuliano
- Executive ProducerLara Lucchetta
- Executive ProducerChiara Cordaro
- Executive ProducerCarlotta Calori
- CastingAnnamaria Sambucco
- Production DesignAlessandra Mura
- Costume DesignJessica Zambelli
- HairstylistAldina Governatori
- Makeup ArtistFernanda Pérez
- Production ManagerGennaro Marchitelli
- Production ManagerViola Prestieri
- Second Assistant DirectorCiro Scognamiglio
- Assistant DirectorLoredana Conte
- ContinuityCinzia Castania
- DriverMassimiliano Cedroni
- DriverMarco Di Folco
- Location ManagerPatrizia Di Lenardo
- Assistant Costume DesignerRoberta Nicodemo
- Visual EffectsPablo Mariano Picabea
- Visual Effects ProducerPaola Trisoglio
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- neo-noir
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2008-10-23R· Chicago International Film Festival
- Theatrical2007-10-10
Also known as
International titles
- 호반의 여인KR
- Djevojka s jezeraHR
- Menina do LagoBR
- No mires atrásDO
- La fille du lacFR
- Το κορίτσι της λίμνηςGR
- A tó leányaHU
- 湖のほとりでJP
- Dziewczyna znad jezioraPL
- Девушка у озераRU
- Devojka pored jezeraRS
- No mires atrásES
- Flickan vid sjönSE
- To koritsi tis limnisGR
