Louis Godbout
Louis Godbout is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec.[1]
A former professor of philosophy at the Cégep du Vieux-Montréal,[1] he wrote his Ph.D. thesis on Friedrich Nietzsche.[2] He published several works of philosophical literature, including Du golf, parcours philosophique (2007),[3] Nietzche et la probité (2008),[4] and Hiérarchies (2010).
In 2019 he released his directorial debut Mont Foster,[5] and was the screenwriter of Claude Lalonde's film Coda.[2] His screenplay A Revision (Une révision) was directed by Catherine Therrien and released in 2021,[6] and in 2022 he followed up as director and screenwriter of The Cheaters (Les Tricheurs).[7]
Godbout and cowriter Normand Corbeil received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Screenplay at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022 for A Revision.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Jean Siag, "L’art total d’un « jeune premier »". La Presse, March 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Justine Smith, "Patrick Stewart reflects on Coda and his time working in Montreal". Cult MTL, June 7, 2022.
- ^ Louis Cornellier, "Essais québécois - Petite philosophie du golf". Le Devoir, April 7, 2007.
- ^ Michel Lapierre, "Essais - Nietzsche, l'écrivain antiphilosophe". Le Devoir, December 6, 2008.
- ^ Natalia Wysocka, "«Melancholia» au mont Foster". Le Devoir, March 7, 2020.
- ^ Isabel Authier, "Louis Godbout à l’origine du film Une révision". La Voix de l'Est, November 9, 2021.
- ^ Isabelle Hontebeyrie, "«Les tricheurs»: un golf pour psychopathes". Le Journal de Montréal, August 6, 2022.
- ^ Marc-André Lussier, "Maria Chapdelaine et Les oiseaux ivres en lice pour 16 prix Iris chacun". La Presse, April 14, 2022.
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