2012 · drama · thriller · comedy
In the House (2012)
Directed by François Ozon1h 45m2012
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.
Our read: In the House (2012) (2012) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive drama · thriller · comedy entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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