Alain Guiraudie was born in 1964 into a farming family, and it is perhaps due to this rural upbringing that his style possesses a naturalistic tone. He directed his first feature film, 'That Old Dream That Moves' in 2001, which was presented in Cannes with Jean-Luc Godard praising it as the 'best film at festival.' 'Stranger By the Lake' premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival to wide critical acclaim, winning two awards.