Satirizes the process of aesthetic creation and the damage it can inflict on the artist and those around him.

The film treats imagination-and talent-in certain hands as an almost mystical force.

Ozon and the script move a little too far afield and hold on a bit too long as the film approaches its end. Still, "In the House" has enough trippy truth to it to grab your interest and shake your mind.

According to Ozon, obsession tends to go hand in hand with delusion—which is why it lends itself so well to cinema.