Sophie Letourneur
Still: La vie au RanchScreenwriter and filmmaker Sophie LETOURNEUR (1978, France) studied at Duperré School of Applied Arts and then at the ÉnsAD (French National School of Decorative Arts), majoring in film. Her feature debut, La vie au Ranch (2009), was enthusiastically embraced in France, winning both the French Film Award and the Audience Award at Belfort Film Festival. Although she experiments in different forms of film, Letourneur often playfully trains the camera on the everyday lives of young women.
Filmography
La tête dans le vide (2004, short), Manue Bolonaise (2005, short), Roc et Canyon (2007, short), La vie au Ranch (2009), Le marin masqué/The Shady Sailor (2011, short), Les coquillettes (2012), Gaby Baby Doll (2014), Énorme/Enormous (2019), Voyages en Italie (2023)
More info: Wikipedia, Sophie Letourneur (in French)
Sophie Letourneur at IFFR
La vie au Ranch
92'
France
IFFR 2010
Le marin masqué
36'
France
IFFR 2012
Énorme
A famous pianist is unexpectedly pregnant, thanks to her over-controlling husband. This raw comedy bends genders in unexpected, weird ways.
98'
France
IFFR 2020
Voyages en Italie
Romantic comedy that dissects, with breathtaking authenticity, couple dynamics and clichés of the transformative holiday.
91'
France
IFFR 2023