Winter Boy

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Winter Boy
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Film poster
Directed by Christophe Honoré
Produced by Philippe Martin
David Thion
Written by Christophe Honoré
Starring Paul Kircher
Juliette Binoche
Vincent Lacoste
Music by Yoshihiro Hanno
Cinematography Rémy Chevrin
Edited by Chantal Hymans
Production
company
Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
France 2 Cinéma
Les Films Pelléas
Distributed by Memento Distribution
Release dates
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  • September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09) (TIFF)
  • November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30) (France)
Running time
 122 minutes
Country France
Language French
Box office $484,040[1]

Winter Boy (French: Le Lycéen) is a French drama film, directed by Christophe Honoré and released in 2022.[2] The film stars Paul Kircher as Lucas, a gay teenager coping with the sudden and unexpected death of his father in an accident that may or may not have been suicide.[3]

The film's cast also includes Juliette Binoche as Lucas's mother Isabelle, Vincent Lacoste as his older brother Quentin, Adrien Casse as his boyfriend Oscar and Honoré himself as the father,[3] as well as Xavier Giannoli, Pascal Cervo, Wilfried Capet, Jean-Philippe Salerio, Erwan Kepoa Falé, Anne Kessler and Isabelle Thevenoux in supporting roles.

Winter Boy premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,[4] and screened in competition at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival.[5] The film received generally positive reviews, with praise going towards the performances of Kircher, Binoche and Lacoste. For his portrayal of Lucas, Kircher won the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance and was nominated for Most Promising Actor at the Lumières and César Awards.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 24 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10.[6][7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8][9]

Reviewing the film for The New York Times, Devika Girish said that the film "shines when it allows its actors to quietly play out family dynamics, with Lacoste, Binoche and especially Kircher wearing the many shades of grief with effortless, endearing naturalism."[10] Derek Smith of Slant Magazine noted that "where many films show grief merely as a crippling hindrance, Winter Boy sees it as an emotional state that constantly rises and recedes, disrupting the flow and morphing the meaning of everyday experience" and went on to praise Kircher, Binoche and Lacoste's performances. Describing the former's performance, Smith wrote that Kircher delivered a "remarkably restrained yet captivating debut performance" and that he "imbues Lucas with a precociousness and mischievousness that makes it challenging to easily discern exactly how he's handling his father's untimely death or what exactly drives his increasingly curious behavior." On the latter two, Smith opined that "Binoche and Lacoste are superb in their small roles, and through their respective characters' attempts to both guide and restrain Lucas.[11]

Awards and nominations

Award Date of ceremony Category Nominee(s) Result Ref
San Sebastián International Film Festival 16–24 September 2022 Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance Paul Kircher Won [12]
Lumières Awards 16 January 2023 Most Promising Actor Paul Kircher Nominated [13]
Best Screenplay Christophe Honoré Nominated
César Awards 24 February 2023 Most Promising Actor Paul Kircher Nominated [14]

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  2. ↑ Hadrien Volle, "Christophe Honoré nous plonge dans les sentiments de l’adolescence avec Le Lycéen". Ici Radio-Canada, September 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Anju Devadas, "WINTER BOY (2022) ‘TIFF’ REVIEW: AN AFFECTING AND PERSONAL MEDITATION ON LOSS & GRIEF". High on Films, September 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ Samantha Bergeson, "TIFF Unveils Contemporary World Cinema Lineup: ‘Aftersun,’ ‘EO’ Among Toronto Premieres". IndieWire, August 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ John Hopewell, "Sebastian Lelio, Hong Sang-soo, Ulrich Seidl Bound for San Sebastian Main Competition". Variety, August 2, 2022.
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