In the House (2013)

Simply Perfect

Purely Joyful Movie!

Powerful

Just perfect...

I'm the one of those who think that any movie, despite it's message or sense or purpose, shouldn't be boring. And this one is so boring. Is it for old people? Over 80? It's partly comedy, no way! There's nothing funny inside. Thriller? Be serious! This is slow...hmm....drama. I don't know what's so dramatic in this movie. There's no reason for existence of such a movie. If You don't know what to do in next 2 hours, go to sleep or watch Your flowers growing, You'll spend better amount of time than watching this rubbish. Even acting, despite respectable crew, is nothing special. Nothing in this movie should attract attention. It's simply boring. Period.

This was a film without much scenery or need for a score. It only needed a setting for the plot to unfold. I liked how this film could take place anywhere in the world and yet the story is not common.I like how the plot made sure you couldn't predict what was going to happen and how it wasn't obvious from the start. The interaction of the characters was done really well between the 'real' and 'fantasy' worlds. You never know if it is something that happened or if Claude makes it up.Even though the movie was almost 2 hours long it didn't feel that way and it was quite enjoyable to watch.

First, let me be clear my French is bad. I speak little and understand even little. Still I don't feel there is a language barrier for me to confuse this movie . The movie as a whole was different and I liked it. The first half was rather clear but the latter part got too confusing for reality or not like the Fellini's. Still the ambiguity was cherished be me. Director Ozon was really good and I'd like to see more of his works.The things I find hard to believe is the story given by Claude. 'Was it too good?' - I don't think so. The comedy is extremely dark as suggested by the maker. I disliked it. There are too many "may be's" in the movie so I was uncomfortable. The movie is definably good but not for all viewers.

The story is based on the play 'The boy in the last row' and a well crafted French drama centers between teacher and student relationship.The story begins like a serious drama, when character developments reach at a certain stage the peculiar way of story telling starts to dig deeper into the existing characters which puts us to curiosity about the next scenes. This was kinda unusual theme like 'Stranger than fiction' and 'Ruby sparks'. The story has the power to control over the audience, which sometime drags between reality and fiction as its layers and sub-plots. You can't just judge the story especially the end but you have to experience yourself by watching it till end. The twist was really a nice one, it made the movie completely. I liked the scene at the end when they both sit on a chair and looks at a small flats from outside and say their own version stories.The movie was suspenseful but comedy, especially when the character Germain pop-out as a narrator or guidance during the story flow of a student and his affair. The actual story of the movie was a teacher finds out one of his student's caliber in writing. So he offers him guidance to improve his talent which later the student submits a series of essay papers. When the story written by his student brings complication to around them there is no other way to solve it. Before to giving up on it is reached at its highest point to blow on everything out.As the story was loosely based on the house, the title was perfect. The unique way of story telling and the interesting characters made the movie rich and spicy. One of a best French drama of the year, in fact very clever, must appreciate the writer Juan Mayorga and the director Ozon. Definitely not to be missed suppose you are a movie fanatic.