The Lake House (2006)

A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.

Director:

Alejandro Agresti

Writers:

David Auburn (screenplay), Eun-Jeong Kim (motion picture "Siworae"),

Stars:

Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Christopher Plummer

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keanu Reeves	...	Alex Wyler
Sandra Bullock	...	Kate Forster
Christopher Plummer	...	Simon Wyler
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	...	Henry Wyler
Willeke van Ammelrooy	...	Kate's Mother
Dylan Walsh	...	Morgan
Shohreh Aghdashloo	...	Anna
Lynn Collins	...	Mona
Mike Bacarella	...	Mulhern
Kevin M. Brennan	...	Waiter (as Kevin Brennan)
Frank Caeti	...	Cove Patron
Aliyah Carr	...	Girl Patient
Jennifer Clark	...	Nurse Practitioner
Jacob D. Dumelle	...	Patient on Gurney
Scott Elias	...	Doug (as Scott A. Elias)

Storyline

When two people "connect" the bond between them can be so pure and simple as to stir hearts in heaven. When they connect in all the right places at all the wrong times, heaven weeps for broken hearts. To heal these broken hearts, heaven breaks time.

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Plot Keywords:

house | lake | letter | architect | love | 

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Taglines:

How do you hold on to someone you've never met?

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some language and a disturbing image

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [fr] Warner Bros. [us]

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Il mare

Filming Locations:

Aurora, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$183,715 (Hong Kong) (8 September 2006)

Gross:

$810,334 (Argentina) (17 November 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Village Roadshow Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Lake House used was located on Maple Lake, a small and well known haunted fishing lake located in Willow Springs, IL.

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Goofs

When Alex brings his father coffee in the hospital, there is clearly no coffee in the paper cup.

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Quotes

Kate: It's nice. It's safe.
Anna Klyczynski: Christ, he's in prison, isn't he? You're one of *those* women, aren't you?

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Connections

Referenced in Reaper: All Mine (2007)

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Soundtracks

"I Wish You Love"
(1957)
Music by Léo Chauliac (uncredited)
Frenc Lyrics by Charles Trenet
English Lyrics by Albert Beach
Performed by Rosemary Clooney
Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.

User Reviews

Interesting and touching fantasy/romance

This is a touching, well-acted, and beautiful looking film. Sandra Bullock and Keannu Reeves have great chemistry together and the supporting actors are very competent. The story is absorbing and interesting, and although its a time-travel fantasy, it's logical within it's basic premise.

Don't listen to the people who claim bad acting. The acting is fine and the chemistry between the leads is very real. Anyone who gave this movie a bad rating was definitely in the minority in their theater - most people at the showing I attended clapped and cheered at the end and many stayed to watch the credits roll - always a sign of a good, and touching, movie.

As for those people who claim that the story is "implausible".... they're probably the same people who think that silly IMPOSSIBLE fantasies like X-Men, King-Kong, Lord of the Rings, Spiderman, etc, etc were great movies. At least the characters and events in Lake House are believable, once the basic premise is accepted. Can't say that about drivel like X-Men.

See this film with someone you love. You'll both like this film.