7 Movies Directed by Christophe Honorè

Ma mère

Ma mère

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-05-19

Languages:

French, English, German, Spanish

Countries:

France, Portugal, Austria, Spain

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

NC-17

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (4599 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Georges Bataille (novel)

Christophe Honorè

Fullplot:

Pierre, a youth, comes from his grandmother's in France to stay with his parents in the Canary Islands. His father talks oddly about his lost youth and leaves abruptly for France. Mom promises to take Pierre to a nightclub, remarking that people will think he's her lover. He prays. His father dies in France, and his mother wants him to empty his father's office; Pierre finds it full of pornography. His mother takes him in tow into a night world without morality, a world of sexual exploitation, exhibitionism, and wildness. What will Pierre make of this, and what, ultimately, will he make of his mother?

Dans Paris

Dans Paris

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-10-04

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Portugal

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (3239 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Anna has just left Paul who, annihilated by the separation, moves back with his father in Paris. His younger brother Jonathan, a casual student, still lives in his father's apartment and spends most of his time womanizing and fooling around. But what this apparent lightness conceals is a deep wound. Jonathan, in fact, has never been able to overcome the death of his beloved sister. Meanwhile Paul sinks into depression...

Love Songs

Love Songs

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-05-23

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (6907 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Julie's boyfriend Ismaèl lives with her; rather than worry about the time he spends with his colleague Alice, Julie invites Alice to join them. The three walk the streets of Paris, party, read, and sleep together. Sometimes it's lighthearted, sometimes there are jealousies. Then death strikes. In various ways, those left come to terms with the departure and absence of a loved one: showing concern, eating together, attempting new relationships, trying to "be there" for the other. Then, the spirit returns and new commitments are possible. The romantic elements of musical comedy play in contrast to the ambivalence of the lyrics and the story.

The Beautiful Person

The Beautiful Person

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-03-06

Languages:

French, Italian, English, Russian

Countries:

France

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (3990 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Christophe Honorè (scenario)

Gilles Taurand (scenario)

Madame de La Fayette (inspired by the book)

Fullplot:

Sixteen-year old Junie changes high school mid-year, following the death of her mother. She finds herself in the same class as her cousin Mathias, who introduces her to his friends. All the boys want to date Junie, and she chooses the quietest among them, Otto Cleves. But soon after, she encounters the great love of her life, Nemours, her Italian teacher. The passion that burns between them is, however, doomed. Junie refuses to give in to her feelings and persists in denying herself happiness, which in her eyes is merely illusory.

Making Plans for Lena

Making Plans for Lena

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-08-20

Languages:

French, German, English, Italian

Countries:

France

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (609 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Christophe Honorè (scenario)

Geneviève Brisac (scenario)

Fullplot:

Ever since she broke up with Nigel, Lena soldiers on through life as best she can with her two kids. She valiantly overcomes the obstacles put in her way. But she has yet to confront the worst of them: Her unstoppable family has decided, by any means necessary, to make her happy.

Man at Bath

Man at Bath

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-09-22

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France

Runtime:

72 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

4.7 (512 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Christophe Honorè (screenwriter)

Fullplot:

Between Gennevilliers and New York, Omar and Emmanuel go to great lengths to prove to each other they're no longer in love.

Beloved

Beloved

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-08-24

Languages:

French, Czech, English

Countries:

France, UK, Czech Republic

Runtime:

139 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (1761 Reviews)

Fullplot:

In London, a mother and daughter navigate their respective romances: Madeline rekindles an affair from thirty years earlier, while her daughter Vera is caught between a musician who cannot commit and her ex, who still pines for her.

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