Christophe Honoré

Biography

Christophe Honoré (born 10 April 1970; Carhaix) is a French writer and film and theatre director. Honoré was born in Carhaix, Finistère. 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 film 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 returned to Avignon to present Dionysos impuissant in the "In" Festival, with Joana Preiss and Louis Garrel playing 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. Honoré is openly gay, and some of his movies or screenplays (among them Les Filles ne savent pas nager, Dix-sept fois Cécile Cassard and Les Chansons d'amour) deal with gay or lesbian relations. His film Plaire, aimer et courir vite (Sorry Angel), …

Directed

1. Love Songs (2007) — Director
2. On a Magical Night (2019) — Director
3. The Beautiful Person (2008) — Director
4. Sorry Angel (2018) — Director
5. Ma mère (2004) — Director
6. In Paris (2006) — Director
7. Winter Boy (2022) — Director
8. Sophie's Misfortunes (2016) — Director
9. Beloved (2011) — Director
10. Marcello Mio (2024) — Director
11. Making Plans for Lena (2009) — Director
12. Close to Leo (2002) — Director
13. Man at Bath (2010) — Director
14. Metamorphoses (2014) — Director
15. Guermantes (2021) — Director
16. 17 fois Cécile Cassard (2002) — Director
17. 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019) — Director
18. Hotel Kuntz (2008) — Director
19. Nous deux (2000) — Director
20. Angelo, tyran de Padoue (2009) — Director
21. From My Home to Yours (2020) — Director
22. Le Ciel de Nantes — Director
23. Così fan tutte (2016) — Director
24. Les Idoles (2025) — Director
25. Orange-Flavoured Wedding (2026) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Winter Boy (2022) — Claude Ronis
2. Guermantes (2021)
3. Like Cattle Towards Glow (2015)
4. Sunny Spells (2008) — Photographer
5. Sagat (2011) — Self
6. Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (2008) — Self
7. A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002) — Self
8. Un film et son époque (2003) — Self
9. Kulturplatz (2004) — Self
10. C ce soir, le débat (2021) — Self - Guest
11. Square (2012) — Self
12. Le Cercle (2005) — Self