▁H IV ▁and ▁is ▁aim ed ▁at ▁young ▁adult s ; ▁he ▁made ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁film ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁wrote ▁other ▁books ▁for ▁young ▁adult s ▁throughout ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁His ▁first ▁play , ▁Les ▁Dé but antes , ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁Av ignon ' s ▁Off ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Av ignon ▁to ▁present ▁D ion ys os ▁imp u issant ▁in ▁the ▁" In " ▁Festival , ▁with ▁Jo ana ▁Pre iss ▁and ▁Louis ▁Gar rel ▁playing ▁the ▁leads . ▁ ▁A ▁well - known ▁director , ▁he ▁is ▁considered ▁an ▁" a uteur " ▁in ▁French ▁cinema . ▁His ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁film ▁Dans ▁Paris ▁has ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁by ▁French ▁critics ▁as ▁the ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁Nouvelle ▁V ague ▁cinema . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Les ▁Ch ans ons ▁d ' amour ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁films ▁selected ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁competition ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁Honor é ▁is ▁open ly ▁gay , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁mov ies ▁or ▁screen plays ▁( am ong ▁them ▁Les ▁F illes ▁ne ▁sav ent ▁pas ▁n ager , ▁D ix - se pt ▁fois ▁C é cile ▁Cass ard ▁and ▁Les ▁Ch ans ons ▁d ' amour ) ▁deal ▁with ▁gay ▁or ▁les bian ▁relations . ▁ ▁Honor é