Louis Godbout Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Jean Siag, "L’art total d’un « jeune premier »". La Presse, March 6, 2020.
2. Justine Smith, "Patrick Stewart reflects on Coda and his time working in Montreal". Cult MTL, June 7, 2022.
3. Louis Cornellier, "Essais québécois - Petite philosophie du golf". Le Devoir, April 7, 2007.
4. Michel Lapierre, "Essais - Nietzsche, l'écrivain antiphilosophe". Le Devoir, December 6, 2008.
5. Natalia Wysocka, "«Melancholia» au mont Foster". Le Devoir, March 7, 2020.
6. Isabel Authier, "Louis Godbout à l’origine du film Une révision". La Voix de l'Est, November 9, 2021.
7. Isabelle Hontebeyrie, "«Les tricheurs»: un golf pour psychopathes". Le Journal de Montréal, August 6, 2022.
8. Marc-André Lussier, "Maria Chapdelaine et Les oiseaux ivres en lice pour 16 prix Iris chacun". La Presse, April 14, 2022.