THE HOUSE
La maison

Middle-aged Malo (the wonderful Sergi Lopez) is unhappy in Paris, going through a sticky separation from his wife and three kids. On a drive to the country with his friend, Malo stumbles upon a house that is to be auctioned off, where he finds a child's intriguing letter to her absent father. Back in Paris, he locates the writer, now grown: Cloe (Bérénice Bejo), an unhappy woman living with her sister Laura (Barbara Schulz) and dreading the coming sale of the family home.

Unexpected relationships form in this engaging and heart-rending tale directed by Manuel Poirier (Western). Indeed, tension builds as the auction date approaches, and there's a striking believability about the ways the various characters cope with the possibilities arising from their experiences.

France 2007 – Drama [95 mins]
Director: Manuel Poirier
With: Sergi Lopez, Bérénice Bejo

Rating: (MA15+)

Session

FILMS

PARIS
13m2
AFTER HIM
THE AGE OF MAN
ANNA M
A SECRET
CHRYSALIS
COULD THIS BE LOVE?
CRIME INSIDERS
FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON (PG)
GOTTA DANCE!
HAVE MERCY ON US ALL
THE HOUSE
IN MOM'S HEAD
INTIMATE ENEMIES
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE
LOVE SONGS
ODETTE TOULEMONDE
THE PRICE TO PAY
THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN (M)
TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA
UV
WAITING FOR SOMEONE
WATER LILIES
WICKED WEEKEND
THE YEAR AFTER

DOCUMENTARIES

ANIMALS IN LOVE
IN ANOTHER PLACE
LAGERFELD CONFIDENTIAL (PG)
LET'S SAY...

FAMILY

AZUR & ASMAR
BIG CITY
THE RED BALLOON + WHITE MANE

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