HABITACIÓN 212

Christophe Honoré

France, Luxembourg, Belgium 90 min Spanish premiere Fiction

Synopsis

After 20 years of marriage, Maria decides to leave the marital home. One night, she moves into the room 212 of the hotel across the street. From there, Maria has a bird’s-eye view of her apartment, her husband, her marriage. She wonders if she has made the right decision. Many of the people in her life have an opinion on the matter and they plan to let her know.

Themes

LoveFrench CinemaComedy

Filmmaker

Christophe Honoré

He arrived in Paris in the 1990s, where he began working in cinema. After debuting with the short film Nous deux (2001), his feature films show him as a very personal creator, with a taste marked by a certain pop romanticism, and with an  extraordinary ability to integrate his idols into his particular and very recognizable imaginary. D’A dedicated a retrospective to him in 2019.

Filmography: Winter Boy (2022, D'A 2023), Guermantes (2021, D'A 2022), On a Magical Night (2019, D'A 2020), Sorry Angel (2018, D’A 2019), Les malheurs de Sophie (2016), Métamorphoses (2014, D’A 2019), Beloved (2011, D’A 2012), Man at Bath (2010, D’A 2019), Making Plans for Lena (2009, D’A 2019), La belle personne (2008, D’A 2019), Hôtel Kuntz (short film, 2008), Les chansons d’amour (2007, D’A 2019), In Paris (2006, D’A 2019), My Mother (2004, D’A 2019), Seventeen Times Cecile Cassard (2002, D’A 2019), Nous deux (short film, 2001)

Christophe Honoré

Film information

Original Title: Chambre 212 (On a Magical Night)
Director: Christophe Honoré
Script: Christophe Honoré
Contact: Noucinemart
With: Chiara Mastroianni, Vincent Lacoste, Camille Cottin, Benjamin Biolay, Stéphane Roger, Harrison Arevalo, Carole Bouquet
Country: France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Year: 2019
Format: Digital
Length: 90 min
Language: French
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Catalan
Edition: 2020

Awards

Best Actress of Un Certain Regard section in Cannes