''In the House'' (french: Dans la maison) is a 2012 French comedy drama directed by

François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...

. The film's screenplay by Ozon is loosely based on Juan Mayorga's play ''El chico de la última fila'' (''The Boy in the Last Row''). The film won the main prize at the 2012

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, the

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, as well as the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay.

Plot

Germain, a middle-aged literature teacher, bonds with his 16-year-old student, Claude Garcia, while tutoring him to improve his writing skills. This leads the precocious and disdainful student to be increasingly transgressive and antisocial, demonstrating a flair for manipulating relationship dynamics and for finding ways to satisfy his needs. The student seduces his friend's mother and the teacher's wife. He inadvertently causes the teacher to be dismissed but they remain in touch due to their mutual passion in finding stories that excite them.

Cast

Fabrice Luchini Fabrice Luchini (; born Robert Luchini; 1 November 1951) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in films such as '' Potiche'', ''The Women on the 6th Floor'', and '' In the House''. For his role in the 2015 film '' Courted'' he won t ...

as Germain Germain * Kristin Scott Thomas as Jeanne Germain *

Emmanuelle Seigner Emmanuelle Seigner (born 22 June 1966) is a French former fashion model, singer, and actress. She is known for her roles in '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' (2007), '' The Ninth Gate'' (1999) and '' Frantic'' (1988). She has been nominat ...

as Esther Artole *

Denis Ménochet Denis Ménochet (born 18 September 1976) is a French actor. Ménochet is known to international audiences for his role as Perrier LaPadite, a French dairy farmer interrogated by the Nazis for harboring Jews in the 2009 Quentin Tarantino film ''I ...

as Raphael 'Rapha' Artole (Senior). * Bastien Ughetto as Raphael 'Rapha' Artole (Junior). * Ernst Umhauer as Claude Garcia *

Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations. Career She made her cinematic debut with director Agnès Varda in two movies: Sept pi� ...

as Rosalie / Eugénie

Production

adapted the screenplay from Spanish writer Juan Mayorga's play ''The Boy in the Last Row''. The film was produced through Mandarin Cinéma for a budget of 9.2 million euro. It received support from

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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'' 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

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reports that 89% of 81 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 7.4/10.

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gave the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on 25 critics.

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