Christophe Honoré
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Christophe Honoré is a French writer and film director born in Carhaix, Finistère
in 1970.
After moving to Paris in 1995, he wrote articles in "Les Cahiers du Cinéma." He started writing soon-after. His 1996 book Tout contre Léo (Close to Leo
) talks about HIV and is aimed at young adults; he made it into a movie in 2002. He wrote other books for young adults throughout the late 1990s. His first play, Les Débutantes, was performed at Avignon's Off Festival in 1998. In 2005, he returns to Avignon to present his latest creation, Dionysos impuissant, in the "In" Festival; Joana Preiss and Louis Garrel
, who has acted in a number of Honoré films, played the leads.
A well-known director, he is considered an "auteur" in French Cinema. His 2006 film "Dans Paris
" has led him to be considered by French critics as the heir to the Nouvelle Vague Cinema. In 2007, Les Chansons d'amour
was one of the films selected to be in competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
. Some of his movies or screenplays (like Les filles ne savent pas nager, Dix-sept fois Cécile Cassard and Les Chansons d'amour) deal with gay or lesbian relations.
Honoré has been the screenwriter for some of Gaël Morel
's films. He has also directed Romain Duris
in five different films.
Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
in 1970.
After moving to Paris in 1995, he wrote articles in "Les Cahiers du Cinéma." He started writing soon-after. His 1996 book Tout contre Léo (Close to Leo
Close to Leo
Close to Leo is a 2002 French TV film directed by Christophe Honoré and based on his 1996 novel for young adults. It is also known as Everything Against Leo.-Plot:...
) talks about HIV and is aimed at young adults; he made it into a movie in 2002. He wrote other books for young adults throughout the late 1990s. His first play, Les Débutantes, was performed at Avignon's Off Festival in 1998. In 2005, he returns to Avignon to present his latest creation, Dionysos impuissant, in the "In" Festival; Joana Preiss and Louis Garrel
Louis Garrel
Louis Garrel is a French actor. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci...
, who has acted in a number of Honoré films, played the leads.
A well-known director, he is considered an "auteur" in French Cinema. His 2006 film "Dans Paris
Dans Paris
Dans Paris is a 2006 film starring Romain Duris, Louis Garrel, Guy Marchand, Marie-France Pisier, and Joanna Preiss. It concerns two brothers, Paul and Jonathan , who attempt to help one another out of their respective troubles and worries while living with their divorced father, Mirko...
" has led him to be considered by French critics as the heir to the Nouvelle Vague Cinema. In 2007, Les Chansons d'amour
Love Songs (film)
Love Songs is a 2007 French musical film directed by Christophe Honoré, starring Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier and Chiara Mastroianni. It was one of the 20 films selected for the main competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
was one of the films selected to be in competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
2007 Cannes Film Festival
The 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the sixtieth, ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights opened the festival, and Denys Arcand's The Age of Ignorance closed...
. Some of his movies or screenplays (like Les filles ne savent pas nager, Dix-sept fois Cécile Cassard and Les Chansons d'amour) deal with gay or lesbian relations.
Honoré has been the screenwriter for some of Gaël Morel
Gaël Morel
Gaël Morel is a French film director, screenwriter and actor.- Biography :Morel was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France, a small town of 30,000 inhabitants outside Lyon...
's films. He has also directed Romain Duris
Romain Duris
-Life:Born on 28 May 1974 in Paris, son of an engineer-architect father, Duris studied arts at university. He was noticed in the street by a casting director whilst waiting in a queue in 1993 and offered a part in the 1994 Cédric Klapisch film Le péril jeune...
in five different films.
Novels
- 1995 : Tout contre Léo (jeunesse), turned into a film in 2002
- 1996 : C'est plus fort que moi (jeunesse)
- 1997 : Je joue très bien tout seul (jeunesse)
- 1997 : L'affaire petit Marcel (jeunesse)
- 1997 : L’infamille (Éditions de L'Olivier, ISBN 2-87929-143-7)
- 1998 : Zéro de lecture (jeunesse)
- 1998 : Une toute petite histoire d'amour (jeunesse)
- 1998 : Je ne suis pas une fille à papa (jeunesse)
- 1999 : Les nuits où personne ne dort (jeunesse)
- 1999 : Mon cœur bouleversé (jeunesse)
- 1999: Bretonneries (jeunesse)
- 1999 : La douceur (Éditions de L'Olivier, ISBN 2-87929-236-0)
Film director
- 2000 : Nous deux
- 2002 : Close to LeoClose to LeoClose to Leo is a 2002 French TV film directed by Christophe Honoré and based on his 1996 novel for young adults. It is also known as Everything Against Leo.-Plot:...
(Tout contre Léo) - 2002 : Seventeen Times Cecile CassardSeventeen Times Cecile CassardSeventeen Times Cecile Cassard is a 2002 French] drama film directed by Christophe Honoré. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Béatrice Dalle - Cécile Cassard* Romain Duris - Matthieu...
(Dix sept fois Cécile Cassard) - 2003 : Ma mèreMa mèreMy Mother is a French-Austrian-Portuguese-Spanish 2004 movie about the fictional story of an incestuous relationship between a 17-year-old boy and his attractive, promiscuous, 43-year-old mother. The movie stars Isabelle Hupert, Louis Garrel, Emma de Caunes, Joana Preiss, Philipe Duclos and...
- 2006 : Dans ParisDans ParisDans Paris is a 2006 film starring Romain Duris, Louis Garrel, Guy Marchand, Marie-France Pisier, and Joanna Preiss. It concerns two brothers, Paul and Jonathan , who attempt to help one another out of their respective troubles and worries while living with their divorced father, Mirko...
- 2007 : Love SongsLove Songs (film)Love Songs is a 2007 French musical film directed by Christophe Honoré, starring Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier and Chiara Mastroianni. It was one of the 20 films selected for the main competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(Les Chansons d'amour) - 2008 : The Beautiful PersonThe Beautiful PersonThe Beautiful Person is a 2008 French drama television film directed by Christophe Honoré.-Plot:The plot is related to the seventeenth-century French novel La Princesse de Clèves....
(La Belle personne) - 2009 : Making Plans For Lena Making Plans For LenaMaking Plans for Lena is a 2009 French film directed by Christophe Honoré, who co-wrote the screenplay with Geneviève Brisac....
(Non Ma Fille, Tu N'iras pas Danser) - 2010 : Man at BathMan at BathMan at Bath is a 2010 French film by Christophe Honoré starring François Sagat and Chiara Mastroianni. The film premiered in competition at Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 2010 and will be screened in cinemas on 22 September 2010....
(Homme au bain) - 2011 : The BelovedThe Beloved (2011 film)The Beloved is a 2011 French film written and directed by Christophe Honoré, starring Catherine Deneuve, Milos Forman, Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Paul Schneider, Michel Delpech and Chiara Mastroianni. The story will be set in the 1960s and 1990s in Paris, Prague and London.-Production:The...
(Les Bien-aimés)
Screenwriting
- 2000 : Girls Can't SwimGirls Can't SwimGirls Can's Swim is a French coming of age comedy/drama film. It was first shown at the 2000 Montreal Film Festival.-Summary:Gwen is a teenager living in a coastal town in Brittany; Lise is her city-living best friend...
(Les filles ne savent pas nager) by Anne-Sophie Birot - 2001 : Nous deux
- 2002 : Dix sept fois Cécile Cassard
- 2002 : Novo by Jean-Pierre Limosin
- 2002 : Close to Leo (Tout contre Léo)
- 2003 : Ma mère
- 2004 : Le Clan by Gaël MorelGaël MorelGaël Morel is a French film director, screenwriter and actor.- Biography :Morel was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France, a small town of 30,000 inhabitants outside Lyon...
- 2006 : Dans Paris
- Le frère des taureaux