House of D


An American artist living in Paris decides to tell his wife the story of his youth. So we flashback to Greenwich Village, New York, and follows the adventures of a teenage boy as he tries to deal with his depressed mother and retarded janitor friend. He also makes friends with a black woman in jail — the titular House of Detention. The main storyline revolves around a stolen bicycle.

95 minutes.
No persons under 13.
Drama, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Stop! that bicycle was made by aliens....
Stop! that bicycle was made by aliens....

Credits

Cast
Anton Yelchin, Téa Leonie, David Duchovny, Robin Williams, Erykah Badu, Magali Amadei
Director
David Duchovny
ScreenplayDavid Duchovny
MusicGeoff Zanelli
CinematographyMichael Chapman
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2004
Produced byBob Yari Productions, Jeff Skoll Productions, Southpaw Entertainment, Tribeca Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageInfrequent and strong
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsThemes in this movie are complex and mature (i.e. death, suicide, etc.)
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
3
Blood / Gore / Gross
1
Guns / Weapons
0
Profanity
3
Alcohol / Drugs
3
Smoking
3
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
3
Frightening / Tense Scenes
2
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
0
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
3


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Times
Kevin Thomas
10
Mail & Guardian
Shaun de Waal
12
The Star
Frank Scheck
8
Box Office
Tim Cogshell
8
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert
8
eye Weekly
Adam Nayman
3
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
10

What the People say

Internet
840 Netizens
13

Average .. 45%

9




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