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In the House

In the House

There’s always a way to get in.

20127.21h 45m

Overview

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.

Directed by François Ozon
Written by Juan Mayorga, François Ozon
Produced by Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer, Claudie Ossard
Box Office0Revenue: $11.9M

Top Cast

Fabrice Luchini

Fabrice Luchini

Germain

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Jeanne

Ernst Umhauer

Ernst Umhauer

Claude

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Esther

Bastien Ughetto

Bastien Ughetto

Rapha fils

Denis Ménochet

Denis Ménochet

Rapha père

Jean-François Balmer

Jean-François Balmer

Le proviseur

Fabrice Colson

Fabrice Colson

Client de la galerie

Yolande Moreau

Yolande Moreau

Les jumelles Rosalie et Eugénie

Catherine Davenier

Catherine Davenier

Anouk - la secrétaire

Themes & Keywords

high schoolteacherteen angstmale homosexualityschoolwriterteacher student relationshiplgbthomeworkgay theme

About In the House

In the House is a comedy, drama, mystery, thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of high school, teacher, teen angst, male homosexuality, school, writer. Directed by François Ozon, it stars Fabrice Luchini, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ernst Umhauer. 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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