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The House

2022 · 89 min

An intimate, uneasy plunge into a hidden world, watching a woman drift between curiosity and self-destruction.

Directed by
Anissa Bonnefont
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Overview
Emma, a French novelist aged 27, decide to go to Berlin and join a brothel to uncover the prostitution world, the subject of her new book. Such as gonzo journalism, Emma become a prostitute and her experience, which was supposed to last a few weeks, will last two years. Was writing her book an excuse for Emma to live a shameful fantasy?

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Directed by
Anissa Bonnefont
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • sexuality
  • isolation
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Anissa Bonnefont
Written by
Anissa Bonnefont, Diastème
Starring
Ana Girardot, Aure Atika, Rossy de Palma, Yannick Renier, Philippe Rebbot, Gina Jimenez, Nikita Bellucci, Lucas Englander
Cinematography
Yann Maritaud
Runtime
89 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
German, French, English

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