
By the Lake
1986, English. Directed by Chick Strand.
"A sort of collage film, using images shot for other films that somehow never were finished. The sound comes from various sound gathering adventures. An Anglo woman's interpretation of magic realism." Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
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- 0h 10m
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- English
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By the Lake isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1986. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed By the Lake?
By the Lake (1986) was directed by Chick Strand.