Christophe Lemoine

Initially an actor and theatre director, Christophe Lemoine, now in his forties, gradually committed entirely to writing. At first, he wrote for the stage (theatre and café-théâtre), before writing children’s novels, a comic book writer, and eventually a screenwriter for television and film. He also directed short films, including Marteau Ciseaux in 2010, which was selected for competition at Clermont-Ferrand.

In 2012, he participated in the Annual Selection as a co-writer with Martin Le Gall on the project Bigoudène.

Bigoudène

Annual Selection 2012

Brittany, Pays Bigouden, early 20th century. Every morning, the old and blind embroiderer Laouig Jegu, goes to pray at the village chapel, accompanied by his sister. One day, making the sign of the cross at the holy water font, he is shocked—his hands are bloodied by the stigmata of Christ! Four marks appear, reddening the water in the font. A miracle? A supernatural phenomenon? The parish priest immediately reports the event to the highest ranks of the Church, and an investigator, Mathieu Orfila, is sent by the Vatican. Marie, the priest’s young maid, assists him in his inquiry. A miracle? A hoax? The truth may be even more astonishing.