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Christophe HONORÉ
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Christophe Honoré was born in Brittany, France in 1970. A writer of some thirty children′s books and five novels, he has also worked as a film critic and co-written screenplays for several directors, including Gaël Morel and Louis Garrel. He made his feature debut with Seventeen Times Cécile Cassard (2002), then established his distinctive voice for exploring contemporary love through a musical form with Love Songs (2007), which was invited to the main competition at Cannes. Sorry Angel (2018) also competed at Cannes and won the Louis Delluc Prize, while On a Magical Night (2019) earned Chiara Mastroianni the Best Actress award in the Un Certain Regard section. He returned to the Cannes competition with Marcello Mio (2024), starring Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni. His latest film, Orange-Flavoured Wedding, is a family drama starring Adèle Exarchopoulos and Vincent Lacoste, based on his autobiographical play Le Ciel de Nantes. It premiered in the Cannes Premiere section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
From Busan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31
