In the House
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrançois Ozon
Screenplay byFrançois Ozon
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJérôme Alméras
Edited byLaure Gardette
Music byPhilippe Rombi
Distributed byMars Distribution
Release dates
  • 10 September 2012 (2012-09-10) (Toronto Film Festival)
  • 3 October 2012 (2012-10-03) (France)
Running time
105 minutes[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€9.21 million[2]
Box office$18.3 million[3]

In the House (French: Dans la maison) is a 2012 French mystery comedy-drama film directed by François Ozon. The film's screenplay by Ozon is based on Juan Mayorga's play El chico de la última fila (The Boy in the Last Row).

The film was awarded the main prize at the 2012 San Sebastián International Film Festival, the Golden Shell, as well as the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay.[4]

Cast

Production

François Ozon 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 France 2 Cinéma and Mars Films. Filming took place during eight weeks in August and September 2011.[5]

Release

The film opened in France on 3 October 2012 through Mars Distribution.[6]

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.[3]

Critical reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 86% based on reviews from 37 critics.[7] On Metacritic, the film has a 72 out of 100 rating based on 25 critics.[8]

References

  1. ^ "DANS LA MAISON - IN THE HOUSE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Dans la maison". JP Box Office. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "In the House (2013) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Official Selection Awards". San Sebastián International Film Festival. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  5. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (18 October 2011). "Details revealed about Ozon's Dans La Maison". Cineuropa.org. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Dans la maison". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  7. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_the_house_2013/
  8. ^ "In the House". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

External links

Films directed by François Ozon
Golden Shell
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