In the House

Offbeat French drama from director François Ozon that explores the relationship between a literature student and the talented pupil whose gift for description he attempts to nurture. Germain (Fabrice Luchini) usually despairs about the quality of the creative writing his pupils produce so when he receives a piece from the previously unremarkable student Claude (Ernst Umhauer) that displays promise he is moved to pledge assistance to the boy. Complicating matters somewhat is the fact that Claude writes about the household of a friend whose mother (Emmanuelle Seigner) he has a crush on and whose mundane lives amuse him. As Germain offers Claude advice on how to improve the dramatic tension within his submissions, the line between fiction and reality begins to blur. A strange power game develops in which Claude and Germain manipulate the family on and off the page, but how will they react when fact and fiction finally collide?

Actor: Jean-François Balmer
Producer: Eric Altmeyer
Producer: Nicolas Altmeyer
Cinematographer: Jérôme Alméras
Actor: Denis Ménochet
Actor: Ernst Umhauer
Actor: Bastien Ughetto
Actor: Catherine Davenier
Actor: Vincent Schmitt
Producer: Nicolas Altmayer
Actor: Fabrice Luchini
Producer: Eric Altmayer
Producer: Claudie Ossard
Actor: Denis Menochet
Director: Francois Ozon
Writer: Francois Ozon
Actor: Kristin Scott Thomas
Actor: Emmanuelle Seigner
Director: François Ozon
Writer: François Ozon
Music: Philippe Rombi
Actor: Yolande Moreau