The Key Is in the Door
1978, French. Directed by Yves Boisset.
Marie (Annie Girardot) teaches high school and has a 16-year-old daughter in her class. Divorced some years previously, she has some vague egalitarian notions about friendship with her students and leaves her door open to them. One of her protégés is found beaten up just outside her door, and an emergency physician comes by to treat her. When her daughter starts seeing someone she doesn't much like, and she begins having a brief affair (her first since the divorce) with the ER doctor, she begins to reconsider her policy.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 13 December 1978
- Original title
- La clé sur la porte
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Yves Boisset, Marie Cardinal
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What The Key Is in the Door is based on
The Key Is in the Door is based on La Clé sur la porte (1972) by Marie Cardinal.
1972
La Clé sur la porte
By Marie Cardinal
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The Key Is in the Door: quick answers
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How long is The Key Is in the Door?
The Key Is in the Door runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Which OTT platform is The Key Is in the Door on?
The Key Is in the Door isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 December 1978. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Key Is in the Door?
If you liked The Key Is in the Door, try Almost Friends, Maestro, Under the Stars of Paris.
Who directed The Key Is in the Door?
The Key Is in the Door (1978) was directed by Yves Boisset and stars Annie Girardot, Patrick Dewaere, Éléonore Klarwein.
What is The Key Is in the Door based on?
The Key Is in the Door is based on La Clé sur la porte (1972) by Marie Cardinal.