
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Empire MagazineGuy LodgeOzon weaves another spellbinding tale that mingles the real and imaginery with terrific effect. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfIt's amusing and unexpected, capturing the compulsive spirit of writing with wit and attention to mischief that keeps it unpredictable to the very end. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseInviting photography and a relentless pace complement Claude's unfolding narrative, but the big thrills are in the deftly drawn characters...and the incisive satire... |
| NewsdayJohn AndersonOzon is an artful provocateur and observer of human nature. |
| New StatesmanRyan GilbeyTo watch it is to be simultaneously seduced and interrogated. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigWith its complex look at storytelling, imagination and the teacher-student dynamic, In the House is an elaborate cinematic fresco. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA bold and refreshingly original French film about story, writing, imagination, creativity, sexuality, and breaking rules. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Tim RobeyIt's a scintillating intellectual tease, rigorously controlled, but terrific fun at the same time. |
| Daily Mail (UK)Christopher TookeyAn elegant, sophisticated black comedy thriller with a lot to say about storytelling, control and manipulation of the truth. |
| Birmingham PostGraham YoungAn ambitious, beautiful looking movie with the underlying theme that if you want to get on in life sooner or later you have to start to experience it for good or bad. |