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Obviously it was always going to be Italy. Not Spain. Misadventures that take place in real life are matched by the very creative adventures that take place in our minds (or from the comfort of our beds) in Voyages en Italie — the fifth feature by French filmmaker Sophie Letourneur. A dramedy that follows a straight line until it doesn’t, Letourneur is a filmmaker who is marching to the beat of her own drum and in this specific case rethinks the narrative and the notion of memory. Employing situational humor and chatty banter, if this film feels scrappy — it’s a deliberate, pre-planned, very precise set-up.…...

This past weekend we had the chance to chat with French filmmaker Sophie Letourner on her Rotterdam-preemed Voyages en Italie (which was released domestically in France in March and is currently popping up on the international film festival circuit) and we learned that there’ll be a part two and three. Letourner has the screenplay and blue-print currently in place, and will likely spend 2024 financing the project and casting members of the family. Philippe Katerine will be back in the fold as Jean-Philippe – the father and husband who would definitely much prefer to visit Italy over Spain. The second instalment puts the focus on the children – also going on vacation.…...