In the House

Original title: Dans la maison

2012
15
1h 45m

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7.3/10

35K

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

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

35K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,768

1,549

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Awards
- 10 wins & 23 nominations total

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Trivia
Ernst Umhauer said this about the character he plays in the movie: "He confuses his writing with reality and turns everything in his path upside-down. He has no distance, it takes him a long time to realize his words are stinging and can do damage. He's smart, but not very conscious of his responsibility".

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

Quotes
Claude Garcia: But I love you.
Esther Artole: No. It's not me you love. It's an image. An image in your head.

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

Connections
Referenced in La noche de...: La noche de... En la casa (2018)

Soundtracks
Dynasty Tching Memories
Interprete par Wang Shu Imperial Orchestra
Arrangement de Thierry Woelfel
®2002 FGL Productions S.A, © Editions FGL
Avec l'aimable autorisation de FGL Productions S.A

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Featured review

8/10

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.