Sophie Letourneur
After studying video at the Arts Déco in Paris, Sophie Letourneur directed several short films. In 2009 she directed her first feature, Chicks. Her last medium-length film The Shaddy Sailor, was selected at the Locarno Festival in 2011, where she shot Macaroni & Cheese, the glamorous adventures of three girls looking for love at a film festival. Gaby Baby Doll is her third feature.
Filmography
2014 Gaby Baby Doll
2013 Les Coquillettes
2012 Macaroni & Cheese
2011 The Shaddy Sailor
2009 Chicks
2007 Roc & Canyon
2005 Manue Bolonaise
2004 Hangover
Nobody leaves Gaby alone at night. Except her boyfriend Vincent, who decides to put her love to the test and walks out on her in the midst of an outing. Unable to resist her true nature, Gaby quickly wears out her welcome with the guys in the village. So she turns to Nicolas, caretaker of the chateau, a hermit who thrives on solitude and long walks. Will Gaby steer Nicolas off his cherished path?
Sophie Letourneur turns to more fiction after her doc-style Les Coquillettes. Full of playful details in script and staging, Gaby Baby Doll is a tender comedy on the transformative power of love.
Q&A with director Sophie Letourneur after the film.