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

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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 the César Award for Most Promising Actor and the Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation.

Cast

Paul Kircher as Lucas Ronis
Vincent Lacoste as Quentin Ronis, Lucas' older brother
Juliette Binoche as Isabelle Ronis, Lucas and Quentin's mother
Erwan Kepoa Falé as Lilio Rossio, Quentin's friend and roommate in Paris
Christophe Honoré as Lucas and Quentin's father
Adrien Casse as Oscar, Lucas' boyfriend in high school
Anne Kessler [fr] as Sonia
Elliot Jenicot [fr] as Thierry
Pascal Cervo as Father Benoît
Lawa Fauquet as Lilio's mother
Matéo Demurtas as Gabriel

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 76% of 25 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10.^[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.^[7] The film received an average rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 34 reviews.^[8]

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."^[9] 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."^[10]

Awards and nominations

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref
San Sebastián International Film Festival	24 September 2022	Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance	Paul Kircher	Won	^[11]
Lumières Awards	16 January 2023	Best Male Revelation	Paul Kircher	Nominated	^[12]
Lumières Awards	16 January 2023	Best Screenplay	Christophe Honoré	Nominated	^[12]
César Awards	24 February 2023	Most Promising Actor	Paul Kircher	Nominated	^[13]

References

^ "Winter Boy (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
^ Hadrien Volle, "Christophe Honoré nous plonge dans les sentiments de l’adolescence avec Le Lycéen". Ici Radio-Canada, September 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Anju Devadas, "WINTER BOY (2022) ‘TIFF’ REVIEW: AN AFFECTING AND PERSONAL MEDITATION ON LOSS & GRIEF". High on Films, September 11, 2022.
^ Samantha Bergeson, "TIFF Unveils Contemporary World Cinema Lineup: ‘Aftersun,’ ‘EO’ Among Toronto Premieres". IndieWire, August 17, 2022.
^ John Hopewell, "Sebastian Lelio, Hong Sang-soo, Ulrich Seidl Bound for San Sebastian Main Competition". Variety, August 2, 2022.
^ "Winter Boy". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^ "Winter Boy". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Critiques Presse pour le film Le Lycéen". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^ Girish, Devika (27 April 2023). "'Winter Boy' Review: Lost and Found". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ Smith, Derek (24 April 2023). "'Winter Boy' Review: Self-Discovery Provocatively Born of Grief". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ Roxborough, Scott (24 September 2022). "'The Kings of the World' Wins San Sebastian Film Festival Golden Shell for Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Goodfellow, Melanie (16 January 2023). "Dominik Moll's 'The Night Of The 12th' & Albert Serra's 'Pacification' Lead Prizes At French Lumière Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ Keslassy, Elsa (25 January 2023). "France's Cesar Awards Nominations Unveiled". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

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[1] "Winter Boy (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

[2] Hadrien Volle, "Christophe Honoré nous plonge dans les sentiments de l’adolescence avec Le Lycéen". Ici Radio-Canada, September 11, 2022.

[high-3] 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.

[6] "Winter Boy". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

[7] "Winter Boy". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[8] "Critiques Presse pour le film Le Lycéen". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

[9] Girish, Devika (27 April 2023). "'Winter Boy' Review: Lost and Found". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[10] Smith, Derek (24 April 2023). "'Winter Boy' Review: Self-Discovery Provocatively Born of Grief". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[11] Roxborough, Scott (24 September 2022). "'The Kings of the World' Wins San Sebastian Film Festival Golden Shell for Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter.

[12] Goodfellow, Melanie (16 January 2023). "Dominik Moll's 'The Night Of The 12th' & Albert Serra's 'Pacification' Lead Prizes At French Lumière Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[13] Keslassy, Elsa (25 January 2023). "France's Cesar Awards Nominations Unveiled". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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-'''''Winter Boy''''' ({{lang-fr|Le Lycéen}}) is a [[France|French]] drama film, directed by [[Christophe Honoré]] and released in 2022.<ref>Hadrien Volle, [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1913330/critique-adolescence-film-france-sentiments-tiff-chambery "Christophe Honoré nous plonge dans les sentiments de l’adolescence avec Le Lycéen"]. [[Ici Radio-Canada]], September 11, 2022.</ref> 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.<ref name=high>Anju Devadas, [https://www.highonfilms.com/winter-boy-2022-tiff-review/ "WINTER BOY (2022) ‘TIFF’ REVIEW: AN AFFECTING AND PERSONAL MEDITATION ON LOSS & GRIEF"]. ''High on Films'', September 11, 2022.</ref>
+'''''Winter Boy''''' ({{langx|fr|Le Lycéen}}) is a French drama film, directed by [[Christophe Honoré]] and released in 2022.<ref>Hadrien Volle, [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1913330/critique-adolescence-film-france-sentiments-tiff-chambery "Christophe Honoré nous plonge dans les sentiments de l’adolescence avec Le Lycéen"]. [[Ici Radio-Canada]], September 11, 2022.</ref> 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.<ref name=high>Anju Devadas, [https://www.highonfilms.com/winter-boy-2022-tiff-review/ "WINTER BOY (2022) ‘TIFF’ REVIEW: AN AFFECTING AND PERSONAL MEDITATION ON LOSS & GRIEF"]. ''High on Films'', September 11, 2022.</ref>
 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,<ref name=high/> as well as [[Xavier Giannoli]], [[Pascal Cervo]], Wilfried Capet, Jean-Philippe Salerio, Erwan Kepoa Falé, Anne Kessler and Isabelle Thevenoux in supporting roles.
-The film premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema program at the [[2022 Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>Samantha Bergeson, [https://www.indiewire.com/2022/08/tiff-contemporary-world-cinema-lineup-2022-1234752699/ "TIFF Unveils Contemporary World Cinema Lineup: ‘Aftersun,’ ‘EO’ Among Toronto Premieres"]. ''[[IndieWire]]'', August 17, 2022.</ref> and screened in competition at the [[70th San Sebastián International Film Festival]].<ref>John Hopewell, [https://variety.com/2022/film/festivals/san-sebastian-competition-lelio-hong-seidl-1235331301/ "Sebastian Lelio, Hong Sang-soo, Ulrich Seidl Bound for San Sebastian Main Competition"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', August 2, 2022.</ref>
+''Winter Boy'' premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema program at the [[2022 Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>Samantha Bergeson, [https://www.indiewire.com/2022/08/tiff-contemporary-world-cinema-lineup-2022-1234752699/ "TIFF Unveils Contemporary World Cinema Lineup: ‘Aftersun,’ ‘EO’ Among Toronto Premieres"]. ''[[IndieWire]]'', August 17, 2022.</ref> and screened in competition at the [[70th San Sebastián International Film Festival]].<ref>John Hopewell, [https://variety.com/2022/film/festivals/san-sebastian-competition-lelio-hong-seidl-1235331301/ "Sebastian Lelio, Hong Sang-soo, Ulrich Seidl Bound for San Sebastian Main Competition"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', August 2, 2022.</ref> 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 the [[César Award for Most Promising Actor]] and the [[Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation]].
-== Accolades ==
+== Cast ==
+* [[Paul Kircher]] as Lucas Ronis
-{{Awards table|5}}
+* [[Vincent Lacoste]] as Quentin Ronis, Lucas' older brother
+* [[Juliette Binoche]] as Isabelle Ronis, Lucas and Quentin's mother
+* Erwan Kepoa Falé as Lilio Rossio, Quentin's friend and roommate in Paris
+* [[Christophe Honoré]] as Lucas and Quentin's father
+* Adrien Casse as Oscar, Lucas' boyfriend in high school
+* {{ill|Anne Kessler|fr}} as Sonia
+* {{ill|Elliot Jenicot|fr}} as Thierry
+* [[Pascal Cervo]] as Father Benoît
+* Lawa Fauquet as Lilio's mother
+* Matéo Demurtas as Gabriel
+== Reception ==
+===Critical response===
+{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|76|6.7|25|consensus=|ref=y|access-date=7 October 2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winter Boy |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/winter_boy |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231007085107/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/winter_boy |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> {{Metacritic film prose|64|5|ref=yes|access-date=6 September 2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winter Boy |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/winter-boy |access-date=6 September 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231007085203/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/winter-boy/|website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> The film received an average rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars on the French website [[AlloCiné]], based on 34 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-297304/critiques/presse/ |title=Critiques Presse pour le film Le Lycéen |website=[[AlloCiné]] |language=fr |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007084754/https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-297304/critiques/presse/}}</ref>
+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."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Girish |first=Devika |date=27 April 2023 |title='Winter Boy' Review: Lost and Found |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/movies/winter-boy-review.html |access-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906060027/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/movies/winter-boy-review.html |archive-date=6 September 2023}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Derek |date=24 April 2023 |title='Winter Boy' Review: Self-Discovery Provocatively Born of Grief |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/winter-boy-review-christophe-honore-juliette-binoche/ |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=[[Slant Magazine]]}}</ref>
+=== Awards and nominations ===
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders;" style="width: 98%;"
+|-
+! scope="col"| Award
+! scope="col"| Date of ceremony
+! scope="col"| Category
+! scope="col"| Nominee(s)
+! scope="col"| Result
+! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref|Reference}}
+|-
+| [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]]
+| [[70th San Sebastián International Film Festival|24 September 2022]]
+| [[Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance]]
+| [[Paul Kircher]]
+| {{won|{{Abbr|Won|Shared with Carla Quílez ("La maternal")}}}}
+| align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=24 September 2022|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|title='The Kings of the World' Wins San Sebastian Film Festival Golden Shell for Best Film|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/san-sebastian-film-festival-2022-winners-1235226902/}}</ref>
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | [[Lumières Award]]s
+| rowspan="2" | [[28th Lumières Awards|16 January 2023]]
+| [[Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation|Best Male Revelation]]
+| Paul Kircher
+| {{nom}}
+| align = "center" rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Goodfellow |first1=Melanie |title=Dominik Moll's 'The Night Of The 12th' & Albert Serra's 'Pacification' Lead Prizes At French Lumière Awards |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/winners-2023-french-lumiere-awards-1235223979/ |access-date=16 January 2023 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=16 January 2023}}</ref>
+|-
+| [[Lumières Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
+| [[Christophe Honoré]]
+| {{nom}}
+|-
+| [[César Awards]]
+| [[48th César Awards|24 February 2023]]
+| [[César Award for Most Promising Actor|Most Promising Actor]]
+| Paul Kircher
+| {{nom}}
+| align = "center" | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Keslassy |first1=Elsa |title=France's Cesar Awards Nominations Unveiled |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/cesar-awards-2023-full-list-1235501644/ |access-date=8 September 2023 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=25 January 2023}}</ref>
 |-
-| align = "center" | 2022 || [[70th San Sebastián International Film Festival]] || Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance || [[Paul Kircher]] || {{won|{{Abbrv|Won|Shared with Carla Quílez ("La maternal")}}}} || <ref>{{Cite web|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=24 September 2022|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|title='The Kings of the World' Wins San Sebastian Film Festival Golden Shell for Best Film|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/san-sebastian-film-festival-2022-winners-1235226902/}}</ref>
 |}
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+[[Category:2022 LGBTQ-related films]]
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-[[Category:French LGBT-related films]]
+[[Category:French LGBTQ-related films]]
-[[Category:LGBT-related drama films]]
+[[Category:2020s LGBTQ-related drama films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Christophe Honoré]]
 [[Category:2020s French-language films]]
 [[Category:2020s French films]]
+[[Category:Films produced by David Thion]]
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v t e Films directed by Christophe Honoré
Feature films	Seventeen Times Cecile Cassard (2002) Ma Mère (2004) Dans Paris (2006) Love Songs (2007) Making Plans for Lena (2009) Man at Bath (2010) Beloved (2011) Métamorphoses (2014) Sophie's Misfortunes (2016) Sorry Angel (2018) On a Magical Night (2019) Winter Boy (2022) Marcello Mio (2024)
Television films	Close to Leo (2002) The Beautiful Person (2008)