In the House

Film Info

France 2012 Director: François Ozon

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In the House

Synopsis

A boy of 16 wants to get into the house of one of his classmates to glean inspiration for his writing assignments. Impressed with this unusual and gifted student, his teacher rediscovers a taste for teaching, but the intrusion sparks a series of uncontrollable events.

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Cast & Crew

Director

François Ozon
Producer

Eric and Nicolas Altmayer
Screenwriter

Juan Mayorga, François Ozon
Director of photography

Jérôme Almeras A.F.C.
Main Cast

Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, Denis Ménochet, Bastien Ughetto, Fabrice Luchini
Editor (Cut)

Laure Gardette
Sound

Benoît Gargonne
Original Score

Philippe Rombi
Production Design

Arnaud de Moleron
Costume Design

Pascaline Chavanne

Director's comment

I was particularly struck by the teacher-student relationship when I read the play. We root for both the teacher and the student. Both points of view are presented, by turns. Usually students learn from their teachers, but here, the learning goes both ways. And the back-and-forth between reality and writing lends itself to a playful reflection on storytelling and the imagination. These somewhat theoretical questions are really brought to life in the play. The Germain-Claude relationship represents the essential partnership in any creative endeavour: the editor and the writer, the producer and the director, even the reader and the writer or the audience and the director. When I read the play, I saw a chance to speak indirectly about my work, the cinema, inspiration and its sources, what it is to create, what it is to be an audience.