Dans la maison (2012)

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:

41 Rue de l'Est, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, 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 Teorema (1968)

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Soundtracks

"Dizi'
(Arrangements Cheng Yu)
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Avec l'autorisation de Extreme Music France

User Reviews

Best Ozon in years!

Often funny, sometimes disturbing and sensual, the movie can be enjoyed at face value, but the heart of the movie lies underneath that appealing veneer, it's about creation and the required necessity to live your life fully to feed it. The budding writer enters the lives of a family, the same way a writer should embrace life itself, with a healthy dose of curiosity and nerve, precisely what his teacher is lacking. Add to that a fascinating and intricate observation of the blurring of lines separating reality from fiction in the feverish midst of artistic creation. Deep stuff, but all wrapped up in a neat bundle, Ozon making sure to leave almost no one on the side of the road, so to speak. So in conclusion it's smart and yet playful, intellectual but never pretentious. Well, in other words, it's a very good movie about potentially boring subjects. Highly recommended in those times of idiocracy!