Sophie Letourneur: Comedy Meets Reality
The VIFFF – Vevey International Funny Film Festival is delighted to welcome Sophie Letourneur as the Guest of Honor of its 11th edition!
Director, screenwriter, and actress, Sophie Letourneur has established herself since her beginnings as a singular voice in contemporary French comedy. She has a unique talent for capturing the trivial and awkward moments of everyday life and transforming them into humor that is both burlesque, tender, and offbeat. Her films, fueled by improvisation and self-mockery, turn the ordinary into moments of joyful comedy, revealing both its absurdity and its poetry. Additionally, her explorations of relationships and desire, centered on female characters far from stereotypes, also resonate naturally with this year’s festival focus: “Sex & Comedy.”
By placing laughter at the heart of her work, Sophie Letourneur has invented a unique, free-spirited, and daring way of filming reality.
On Friday 24 and Saturday 25 October, a selection of her films will be screened as part of the VIFFF. She will also give a masterclass, offering an opportunity to look back on her career and her distinctive approach to comedic cinema.
Born in 1978, Sophie Letourneur graduated from the École nationale supérieure des Arts décoratifs. After several acclaimed short and medium-length films, she directed her first feature, La Vie au ranch, in 2010. This was followed by Les Coquillettes (2012, shot during the Locarno Festival), Gaby Baby Doll (2014), and Énorme (2020, starring Marina Foïs and Jonathan Cohen). She then began an autofictional “Italian trilogy” with Voyages en Italie (2023) and L’Aventura (2025), in which she stars alongside Philippe Katerine.
Films screened during the VIFFF
Medium-length films
Manue bolonaise, France, 2005, 45mn
Le Marin masqué, France, 2011, 35mn
Feature films :
Les Coquillettes, France, 2012, 1h12
Gaby Baby Doll, France, 2014, 1h28
Énorme, France, 2020, 1h41
Voyages en Italie, France, 2023, 1h31
L’Aventura, France, 2025, 1h47