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Director
  
Francois Ozon

Story by
  
Duration
  

Language
  
7.4/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Screenplay
  
Francois Ozon

Country
  
France

In the House (film) movie poster
Release date
  
10 September 2012 (2012-09-10) (TIFF)3 October 2012 (2012-10-03) (France)

Based on
  
The Boy in the Last Row by Juan Mayorga

Writer
  
Juan Mayorga (play), Francois Ozon (screenplay)

Initial release
  
October 10, 2012 (Belgium)

Cast
  
(Germain), (Jeanne), (Esther), (Rapha père),
Jean-François Balmer
(Le proviseur),
Fabrice Colson
(Client de la galerie)

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,
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Tagline
  
There's always a way in.

A teenager insinuates himself into another students house and writes about it for a class. His teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work but the teens intrusion unleashes a series of uncontrollable events.

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In the House (French: ) is a 2012 French mystery comedy-drama film directed by Francois Ozon. The films screenplay by Ozon is based on Juan Mayorgas play El chico de la ultima fila (The Boy in the Last Row).

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The film was awarded the main prize at the 2012 San Sebastian International Film Festival, the Golden Shell, as well as the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay.

In the House (film) movie scenes

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.

Cast

  • Fabrice Luchini as Germain Germain
  • Kristin Scott Thomas as Jeanne Germain
  • Emmanuelle Seigner Esther Artole
  • Denis Menochet as Rapha Artole (father)
  • Ernst Umhauer as Claude Garcia
  • Bastien Ughetto as Rapha Artole (son)
  • Yolande Moreau as the twins
  • Production

    In the House (film) movie scenes

    Francois Ozon adapted the screenplay from Spanish writer Juan Mayorgas play The Boy in the Last Row. The film was produced through Mandarin Cinema for a budget of 9.2 million euro. It received support from France 2 Cinema and Mars Films. Filming took place during eight weeks in August and September 2011.

    Release

    The film opened in France on 3 October 2012 through Mars Distribution.

    Box office

    In the House (film) movie scenes

    In the House earned $9,529,425 in France and $17,860,068 altogether overseas while grossing $389,757 in the United States for a worldwide total of $18,249,825.

    Critical reception

    The film has received critical acclaim. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 89% of 81 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 7.4/10. Metacritic gave the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on 25 critics.

    References

    In the House (film) Wikipedia
    In the House (film) IMDb In the House (film) themoviedb.org