Winter Boy Le Lycéen
by Christophe Honoré
Official Selection · San Sebastián 2022
Programmation 2022
Official synopsis
The teenagehood of Lucas, 17, is suddenly shattered. With the help of his brother, who has gone to Paris, and his mother, with whom he now lives alone, Lucas has to learn to hope and love again.
The programmer’s eye
Drama anchors the life and adventure drive of the teenager played by Paul Kircher in the new feature by Christophe Honoré, a film about the metamorphosis of misfortune into happy grief. The young actor marvellously embodies the stammering state of teenagehood opposite Vincent Lacoste, a prominent brother who initiates him to culture and the capital city. The most beautiful impulses of life are propelled from the shadows and to the bewitching music of Andrea Laszlo de Simone, and that’s exactly what the FIFIB’s opening ceremony wishes for. Art is definitely one of the best remedies ever.
Natacha Seweryn
Biography and Filmography
After studying in Rennes, Christophe Honoré moved to Paris in 1995 and began a career as a children's author. He then started writing screenplays and directing for the theatre (and later for the opera) and signed his first feature film, “Seventeen Times Cécile Cassard”, in 2002. This was followed by several successes that affirmed his appetite for the subtleties of human relationships: My Mother (2004), Inside Paris (2006) and “Love Songs” (2007), in competition at Cannes the same year. His love of music earned him a César nomination for the soundtrack of “Beloved” (2011), composed by Alex Beaupain. In 2018, Honoré received the Prix Louis-Delluc for “Sorry Angel”, then reunited with his muse, Chiara Mastroianni, in “On a Magical Night” (2019). Interrupted by the pandemic, he filmed the rehearsals for his first production at the Comédie-Française, which resulted in the film “Guermantes”, inspired by Marcel Proust, released in 2021.
2022 : WINTER BOY - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2021 : GUERMANTES - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2019 : ON A MAGICAL NIGHT - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2017 : SORRY ANGEL - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2015 : SOPHIE’S MISFORTUNES - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2013 : METAMORPHOSES - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2011 : BELOVED - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2010 : MAN AT BATH - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2008 : HÔTEL KUNTZ - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2008 : MAKING PLANS FOR LENA - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2008 : THE BEAUTIFUL PERSON - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2006 : LOVE SONGS - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2006 : INSIDE PARIS - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2003 : MY MOTHER - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2001 : SEVENTEEN TIMES CÉCILE CASSARD - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2000 : NOUS DEUX (SHORT) - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
Christophe Honoré
Paul Kircher, Vincent Lacoste, Juliette Binoche…
Les Films Pelléas, France 2 Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Memento Distribution
Pyramide International
Yoshihiro Hanno
by Christophe Honoré
After studying in Rennes, Christophe Honoré moved to Paris in 1995 and began a career as a children's author. He then started writing screenplays and directing for the theatre (and later for the opera) and signed his first feature film, “Seventeen Times Cécile Cassard”, in 2002. This was followed by several successes that affirmed his appetite for the subtleties of human relationships: My Mother (2004), Inside Paris (2006) and “Love Songs” (2007), in competition at Cannes the same year. His love of music earned him a César nomination for the soundtrack of “Beloved” (2011), composed by Alex Beaupain. In 2018, Honoré received the Prix Louis-Delluc for “Sorry Angel”, then reunited with his muse, Chiara Mastroianni, in “On a Magical Night” (2019). Interrupted by the pandemic, he filmed the rehearsals for his first production at the Comédie-Française, which resulted in the film “Guermantes”, inspired by Marcel Proust, released in 2021.
2022 : WINTER BOY - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2021 : GUERMANTES - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2019 : ON A MAGICAL NIGHT - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2017 : SORRY ANGEL - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2015 : SOPHIE’S MISFORTUNES - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2013 : METAMORPHOSES - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2011 : BELOVED - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2010 : MAN AT BATH - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2008 : HÔTEL KUNTZ - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2008 : MAKING PLANS FOR LENA - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2008 : THE BEAUTIFUL PERSON - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2006 : LOVE SONGS - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2006 : INSIDE PARIS - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2003 : MY MOTHER - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2001 : SEVENTEEN TIMES CÉCILE CASSARD - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter
2000 : NOUS DEUX (SHORT) - Christophe Honoré - Director and Screenwriter