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

2 wins & 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:

parallel time | love across time | house | lake | letter | 

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Taglines:

What if you found the one you were meant for... but you lived 2 years apart?

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [France] Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 2006 (Canada)

Also Known As:

La maison près du lac

Filming Locations:

Roosevelt University - 430 S. Michigan Avenue, Downtown, Chicago, 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

First movie to be released simultaneously on DVD, HDDVD and Blu-ray Disc.

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Goofs

When Alex first meets Morgan at his house in 2004, there are dead leaves all over the yard of Morgan's house like it's the fall, but all the trees around are bright green and it's obviously spring- some of the trees are just starting to sprout leaves.

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Quotes

Alex: I'm an architect. I like to build.

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Connections

Referenced in Hamlet 2 (2008)

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Soundtracks

A Man and a Woman (Un Homme et Une Femme)
(1966)
Written by Francis Lai (as Francis Albert Lai) and Pierre Barouh (as Pierre Elie Barouh)
Performed by Sir Julian
Courtesy of EMI Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

loved it

I saw a screening of this last night and maybe I was just in the right mood for it, but I really enjoyed it. I'm not even a chick-flick kind of girl! It's best if you don't over-analyze the time-travel details and just go with it... it's a movie, after all. Seriously, I wasn't expecting that much and I got a better feeling from this movie than I have in a long time - it made me feel warm and happy. Plus, the whole theater laughed at some parts, plus people gasped and cried, and at the end everyone applauded. That's a good sign, if you ask me. I don't watch previews so I don't know what they give away about the plot, so I'm not going to give much of anything away here. I will just say that to me this was a uniquely told romantic story. I happen to like Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, although they are by no means favorites of mine, nor do I consider them to be consistently amazing actors (more often they're not... at least he's not...). But they made this story work for me and I believe they have good chemistry. The movie is set in Chicago and shows the city off nicely without trying to beat you over the head with it (a la The Break-Up). One thing I think I related to a lot with these characters is that they are both pretty isolated and lonely, although not in a sad-sack way. I felt a longing from them for someone to relate to, and even though they have opportunities for other people to be involved in their lives... well it's not what's best for them and they don't settle. Plus, the actors are both in their 40s and I like seeing love stories that aren't about either two 22-year-olds or a 40-year-old man and a 22-year-old girl.