Christophe Honoré

04.10.1970, Bretagne, France

 

Director
Christophe Honore was born on October 4, 1970 in Bretagne (France). In 1970,
he arrived to Paris and began writing literature for children and adolescents.
At the age of twenty-seven, he published his first novel for adults L infamille,
followed by La Douceur, which was nominated for the Renaudot
award. At the same time, he began to work on film and wrote film critiques for
many film magazines and newspapers (among others for the popular magazine
Premiere
). In 2000, he wrote his first screenplay together with the director
Anne-Sophie Birot. Afterwards he wrote the screenplay for her film Les Filles
ne savent pas nager
. In 2001, he directed the short film Nous Deux,
and a year later he made a debut with his first feature film 17 fois Cecile Cassard. In 2002, he directed the television film
Tout contre Léo and wrote screenplay for the film Novo (directed
by Jean-Pierre Limosin). In 2004, he expects to finish directing his new film
Ma mere
. The film Trois danses d\\\'esclaves directed by Gaël Morel, on
which Honore worked as a co-screenwriter, also should be released by the end of
this year.

Filmography


Films by this director

Seventeen Times Cecile Cassard

(17 fois Cecile Cassard, 2001)

Directed by: Christophe Honoré
PHOTOGRAPHY: Rémy Chevrin
Synopsis:

After her husband’s death, Cécile Cassard cannot continue to lead a normal life. She is in constant fear that she could unintentionally harm her young son Lucas. She moves to Toulouse, and leaves her son behind with her best friend. In Toulouse, she meets Matthieu, who is a homosexual, and befriends him. The film shows seventeen moments in the woman’s life, frame by frame and how Cécile slowly returns to normal life… This film was part of the official program at the Cannes film festi...

color, 105 min

Love Songs

(Chansons d'amour, France, 2007)

Directed by: Christophe Honoré
PHOTOGRAPHY: Rémy Chevrin
Synopsis:

Each story of this film has a universal topic: loss of love, finding new love and inability to love back. They are told through unforgettable songs by the composer Alex Beaupain performed by the acting crew.

color, 95 min
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