You are probably wondering why in hell I decided to write something about Christophe Honoré, right? Well, I just saw the first images if his next film, LES BIENS AIMES, that will be presented at Cannes Film Festival as the Closing Night Film, and I thought that it could do me some good - and maybe also be a reminder somehow for you - to think about all his films, even if I haven't seen (or liked) them all. It's not about him, his life, his career, more a recap of his work - quick quick quick. I am not a huge fan, but I did enjoy some of his films, and the fact that he is basically the only French director still very much influenced by Jacques Demy - a director I adore - and that he gives a central role to music in his films, make me like him, no matter what.
Last one out: MAN AT BATH, a powerful, extravagant, experimental but beautiful poem to homosexual desire and love. A tail about relationships and cities. Amazing.
MAKING PLANS FOR LENA: a wonderful Chiara Mastroianni, but I must confess that I found it confusing, messy and pretty boring.
THE BEAUTIFUL PERSON: this film made me dislike Léa Seydoux at first - but BELLE EPINE, one of my first reviews on this blog, made me change my mind about her. A modern adaptation of The Princess of Cleves - a film for television more than for cinema.
LOVE SONGS: A three-some, a musical, a film about death and grief, desire and changing sexual orientation - warning: if you're a hypochondriac, stay away from it, I had anxiety attacks for months because of this film.
INSIDE PARIS: My favorite - without any hesitation. An ode to Paris, to brotherhood, to grief, to life and to love. Beautiful, touching, a life-changing experience.
MY MOTHER: one of the first ones I saw. If you're into weird "mother & son" relationships, the kind where your mum wants you to have sex with a girl she chose in front of her, that's for you. But certainly not for me!
17 TIMES CECILE CASSARD: I'm planning on watching this one, it's his first and people around me seem to have liked it quite a bit. I'll tell you what I thought!
MJ.
