Louis Godbout is a

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film director and screenwriter from

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.Jean Siag
"L’art total d’un « jeune premier »"
'' La Presse'', March 6, 2020. A former professor of

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at the Cégep du Vieux-Montréal, he wrote his

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thesis on

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.Justine Smith
"Patrick Stewart reflects on Coda and his time working in Montreal"
''

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'', June 7, 2022. 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 ''

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''. His screenplay ''

A Revision ''A Revision'' (french: Une révision) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Catherine Therrien and released in 2021. The film stars Patrice Robitaille as Étienne Brasseur, a philosophy professor who undergoes a crisis of faith after interacting w ...

(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

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received a

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at the

24th Quebec Cinema Awards The 24th Quebec Cinema Awards were held on June 5, 2022, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2021. The ceremony was hosted by actress Geneviève Schmidt. Actress Hélène Florent won both Best Actress for ''Drunken Birds (Les Oisea ...

in 2022 for ''A Revision''.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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