In the House (2012)

A high school French teacher is drawn into a precocious student's increasingly transgressive story about his relationship with a friend's family.

Director:

François Ozon

Writers:

Juan Mayorga (play), François Ozon (screenplay)

Stars:

Fabrice Luchini, Vincent Schmitt, Ernst Umhauer

9 wins & 23 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fabrice Luchini	...	Germain 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 Gustave Flaubert
Yolande Moreau	...	Les jumelles Rosalie et Eugénie
Catherine Davenier	...	Anouk - la secrétaire
Vincent Schmitt	...	Bernard - le prof de maths
Jacques Bosc	...	Monsieur Garcia - le père de Claude
Stéphanie Campion	...	La première femme au balcon
Diana Stewart	...	La deuxième femme au balcon
Ronny Pong	...	Le Chinois
Jana Bittnerová	...	La doublure de la jumelle (as Jana Bittnerova)

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:

friendship between boys | high school | literature | gay kiss | school | 

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Taglines:

There's always a way in.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writer and Director François Ozon's parents were teachers.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 35 mins) While Claude is walking through park, his hair is parted on different sides between shots.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Claude Garcia: Continues.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits are shown as if they were hand-written on graph paper.

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Connections

References Teorema (1968)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Stylish and distinctive, with moments making you giggle

This awkward and witty film is based on the play The Boy in the Last Row by Juan Mayorga, i.e. the script emanates from a solid creation. The run of the events is smooth, but sometimes it is tricky to follow the line between truth and fantasy, including the ending scenes, and some deeds remained mystery to me. In spite of serious topics touched (e.g. alienation, growing pains, loneliness, generation gaps), there are several funny scenes, particularly gallery-related ones, and strong performances provide additional value to the film (Fabrice Luchini as Germain Germain, Ernst Umhauer (skilfully depicting an 16-year-old while being 22) as Claude Garcia, Kristin Scott Thomas (in fluent French) as Jeanne Germain, Emmanuelle Seigner as Esther Artole - in particular). Hopefully, no remake will be made, as the sound of French and supposition of Frenchmen are just appropriate for such a film.

Recommended to all those fond of films with twists and not afraid of subtitles.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

10 October 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

In the House

Filming Locations:

VOZ' Galerie, 41 rue de l'Est, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,441, 21 April 2013

Gross USA:

$389,757

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,190,771

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandarin Films, Mars Films, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1