Louis Godbout
Writing
Biography
Louis Godbout is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. A former professor of philosophy at the Cégep du Vieux-Montréal, he wrote his Ph.D. thesis on Friedrich Nietzsche. He published several works of philosophical literature, including Du golf, parcours philosophique (2007), Nietzche et la probité (2008) and Hiérarchies (2010). In 2019 he released his directorial debut Mont Foster and was the screenwriter of Claude Lalonde's film Coda. His screenplay A Revision (Une révision) was directed by Catherine Therrien and released in 2021 and in 2022 he followed up as director and screenwriter of The Cheaters (Les Tricheurs). Godbout and cowriter Normand Corbeil received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Screenplay at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022 for A Revision.
Known For
A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.
Coda
Two lovers and a friend meet up for a game of golf. They are soon joined by a stranger who puts to the test the bonds between them and in the process reveals buried secrets.
The Cheaters
A professor of philosophy teaches lessons to his awakened students. One day, one of his students decides to put his lessons into practice, and she goes on a journey that shakes her deepest convictions.
A Revision
The life of a couple takes a dramatic turn during a stay in the country.
Mont Foster
From the philosophy lectern to the director’s chair, Louis Godbout draws on fifteen years of profound contemplation to depict an ordinary "battle": fighting over a parking space. It all begins with one parking spot, a couple and a stranger. Calling the police fails to end the conflict, which instead escalates into a silent psychological warfare. A single comment from the stranger acts like a domino effect, knocking down every seemingly solid pillar of the couple’s relationship. Undercurrents run rampant throughout the night.The film employs tranquil empty shots to create an oppressive, suffocating atmosphere, and its understated dialogue leaves vast room for the audience to interpret. When intimate bonds meet the game of human nature, who is the real stranger in the end?