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Lake Tahoe

2008 · 1h 29m · N/A Comedy, Drama
Directed by Fernando Eimbcke

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A story of a teenager and the strange events that take place in his small town.

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All reviews
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Fortunately, Eimbcke's laconic if fanciful storytelling strengths ring more true than his somewhat artificial and hackneyed visual style, which includes a penchant for lengthy wide-angle shots that make the world look like a feverishly alien place.

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Fresh

With Lake Tahoe, Mexican filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke proves himself adept at turning a blank screen into a work of art.

V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Fresh

So different from the usual fare that it might have arrived from another galaxy.

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh

Inspired by a childhood accident that befell director Fernando Eimbcke soon after his father's death, this low-key character study is a beguiling paradox of Mexican suburban splendor masking personal grief.

Kevin Lee, Time Out New York
Fresh

Coming down from the Saturday sugar rush of his 2006 comedy Duck Season, Mexican auteur Fernando Eimbcke's lovely, Yucatan-set dramedy drifts by on a similar deadpan wave of static vignettes and lingering pauses that must be 10 months pregnant.

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice

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