TV series

The House

2015 · 12 seasons

A slow, intimate talk in a house cut off from the world, where a long conversation slowly turns toward what a person keeps hidden.

Overview: Every episode, one interesting Belgian visits "The House" ("Het huis") for 24 hours. In this imposing house with a pool, surrounded by a forest, in an unknown location, the visitor is "locked away" from the rest of the world for 24 hours. They are interviewed, dissected, confronted by the interviewer.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, memory
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
memory
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: talk, documentary
Created by: Eric Goens
Starring: Eric Goens, Wout van Aert, Luc Appermont, Bart Kaëll, Marieke Vervoort, Kat Steppe, Bart Peeters, Guga Baul
Length: 12 seasons, 92 episodes, 55 min each
Network: VRT 1
Country: Belgium, South Africa
Languages: Dutch