The House

The House

4.5

2007-08-22

Malo has separated from his wife and a divorce is in the works. His children leave with his wife on holiday, and he is lonely and depressed. His friend Rémi drags him to a party in the country, and driving back they see by chance a notice of a house being sold at auction by creditors. The low reserve price surprises them and they go round to have a look. Finding the door open, Malo picks up a letter from a little girl to her father saying she misses him - moved by the resonance with his own daughter, Malo accidentally takes the note with him when they leave in a hurry. He then resolves to return the note to the now grown-up little girl Cloé, but of course it's awkward to explain how he got it. He learns that she really doesn't want to sell the house, which is all that remains of her childhood. The relationship between them develops, and emotions run high at the auction. Ultimately the film explores whether Malo can give both or either Cloé and his daughter what they want/need,

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Malo has separated from his wife and a divorce is in the works. His children leave with his wife on holiday, and he is lonely and depressed. His friend Rémi drags him to a party in the country, and driving back they see by chance a notice of a house being sold at auction by creditors. The low reserve price surprises them and they go round to have a look. Finding the door open, Malo picks up a letter from a little girl to her father saying she misses him - moved by the resonance with his own daughter, Malo accidentally takes the note with him when they leave in a hurry. He then resolves to return the note to the now grown-up little girl Cloé, but of course it's awkward to explain how he got it. He learns that she really doesn't want to sell the house, which is all that remains of her childhood. The relationship between them develops, and emotions run high at the auction. Ultimately the film explores whether Malo can give both or either Cloé and his daughter what they want/need,

Released

2007-08-22

Runtime

95

Director

Manuel Poirier

Budget

$0

Revenue

$166503

Genres

Drama

Language

Français

Production

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    Sergi López

    Sergi López
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    Bruno Salomone

    Bruno Salomone
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    Bérénice Bejo

    Bérénice Bejo
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    Barbara Schulz

    Barbara Schulz
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    Florence Darel

    Florence Darel
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    Catherine Riaux

    Catherine Riaux
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    Élodie Hesme

    Élodie Hesme
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    Tom Méziane

    Tom Méziane
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    Léo Poirier

    Léo Poirier
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    Cécile Rebboah

    Cécile Rebboah
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    Luc Bernard

    Luc Bernard
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    Guillaume de Tonquédec

    Guillaume de Tonquédec
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    Bastien Telmon

    Bastien Telmon
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    Juliette Poirier

    Juliette Poirier
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    Julie Judd

    Julie Judd
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    Philippe Mangione

    Philippe Mangione
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    Christophe Laparra

    Christophe Laparra
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    Alain Dion

    Alain Dion