In the House (2012)
"Dans la maison" (original title)

A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and ... See full summary »

Director:

François Ozon

Writers:

Juan Mayorga (play), François Ozon (screenplay)

Stars:

Fabrice Luchini, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas

6 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fabrice Luchini	...	Germain
Ernst Umhauer	...	Claude Garcia
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Jeanne Germain
Emmanuelle Seigner	...	Esther Artole
Denis Ménochet	...	Rapha Artole père
Bastien Ughetto	...	Rapha Artole fils
Jean-François Balmer	...	Le proviseur du lycée
Yolande Moreau	...	Les jumelles Rosalie et Eugénie
Catherine Davenier	...	Anouk
Vincent Schmitt	...	Bernard, le prof de maths
Jacques Bosc	...	Le père de Claude
Stéphanie Campion	...	Femme au balcon 1
Diana Stewart	...	Femme au balcon 2
Ronny Pong	...	Le Chinois
Jana Bittnerova	...	Doublure jumelle

Storyline

A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy's intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events.

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Plot Keywords:

teacher | student | literature | house | high school | 

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Taglines:

There's always a way in.

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

10 October 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

A házban

Filming Locations:

Studios de Bry - 2 avenue de l'Europe, Bry-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$35,214 (USA) (19 April 2013)

Gross:

$304,599 (USA) (17 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandarin Films, Mars Distribution, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jeanne Germain: [subtitled version] Tolstoy. I hate Russians. I have only read the first and the last pages of Anna Karenina.

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Connections

References Theorem (1968)

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Soundtracks

"March in D major K.445"
Compose par W.A Mozart
® & © Koka Classical
Avec l'aimable autorisation de UPPM France

User Reviews

Where is this skin on this onion?

This is a very interesting film taking both the point of view of a sixteen year old school boy and that of a middle aged teacher, with you dear viewer, playing yet another role. Ah ha, so, what we start with is a perhaps knowingly voyeuristic homework task set by the bored literacy tutor. Then we have the youth delivering precisely the kind of inflammatory story that reignites the tutor's interest. It's a dangerous game they both play - almost as if the boy were repeating the tutor's own youth with his post hoc adult knowledge. The innocents in this tale are ignored - or rather, their real stories are overlooked by both boy writer and his tutor whilst they play their silly game. The tutor's wife sees through the whole charade but then even her story is corrupted by inclusion in the boy's story-making. You, the viewer, need to pick carefully through the evidence you are presented. Do you want the boy to succeed? Do you want to encourage the teacher? Shame on you! You've gone down a garden path you should never have entered! Brilliant!