Christophe Honoré on the Health of Cinema, Nepo Babies and His Latest Film, ‘Marcello Mio’
variety.comGregg Goldstein For more than two decades, French auteur Christophe Honoré has made provocative features, frequently exploring romantic entanglements or focusing on gay characters that reflect his sexuality.
His third Palme d’Or-nominated film premiering May 21, “Marcello Mio,” is a comic change of pace that may be his most commercial and entertaining project to date.
After Honoré’s longtime collaborator Chiara Mastroianni, playing a version of herself, gets compared to her movie star father, Marcello Mastroianni, she decides to adopt his look and personality, creating chaos with her mother, Catherine Deneuve, and co-stars like Melvil Poupaud, who also play themselves.
With help from a French translator, Variety spoke to Honoré about his work. You’ve written and directed a wide range of projects, including the Palme d’Or contenders “Love Songs” and “Sorry Angel.” Which are you proudest of? The one that I made before this one, “Le lycéen (Winter Boy).” It has to do with my adolescence and the death of my father.
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