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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.5 / 100
1992·Crime / Drama·1h 44m

STRANGER IN THE HOUSE

Since the suicide of his wife, Jacques Loursat has gone downhill. Estranged from his daughter, his lawyer's pratice in ruins, he consoles himself with drink. One night he is woken by a gunshot and catches sight of a young man fleeing the house. Isabelle, his daughter, claims to know nothing about it, even when he finds the body of a young man. Isabelle hangs around with a gang of spoiled young people who have no shortage of money, and is in love with Joel, an ambitious boy involved in drug dealing. Antoine, from a more modest background, is in love with her. When the police start investigating Joel's murder, Antoine becomes the ideal suspect.

Above the Line
Georges Lautner·DirectorJean Lartéguy·WriterGeorges Lautner·WriterJean-Yves Le Mener·Director of PhotographyFrancis Lai·Original Music ComposerGeorges Klotz·Editor
Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo·LoursatRenée Faure·FineCristiana Réali·Isabelle LoursatSébastien Tavel·ManuFrançois Perrot·Commissaire BientGeneviève Page·BernadetteSandrine Kiberlain·Marie MaitrayBenoît Le Pecq·ArnaudGeorges Benoît·L'inspecteurRobert Hossein·Narrator (voice)
Full Crew
(18 credits)
Directing· 1
Georges Lautner·Director
Writing· 4
Jean Lartéguy·WriterGeorges Lautner·WriterBernard Stora·WriterGeorges Simenon·Novel
Camera· 1
Jean-Yves Le Mener·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Georges Klotz·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Francis Lai·Original Music ComposerChristine Pansu·Sound EditorJoël Riant·SoundAnne Wasels·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 5
Sylvia Laquerbe·Production DesignDenis Moutereau·Production DesignJean-Baptiste Poirot·Production DesignSylvie Salmon·Production DesignPaulette Breil·Costume Design
Production· 2
Jean-Paul Belmondo·ProducerAlain Sarde·Producer
By the Numbers
60.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Suspenseful, Mysterious
Composition
Layered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A woman in a purple dress stands on a red carpeted staircase, looking over her left shoulder towards the viewer. Behind her, at the top of the stairs, a man in ”

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Key Elements
WheelchairRed CarpetWooden Banister
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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