Mont Foster (film)

Mont Foster
Film poster
Directed byLouis Godbout
Written byLouis Godbout
Produced bySébastien Poussard
StarringPatrick Hivon
Laurence Leboeuf
CinematographyJean-François Lord
Edited byClaude Palardy
Music byRamachandra Borcar
Production
company
Les Films Primatrice
Distributed byK Films Amérique
Release date
  • October 2019 (2019-10) (Mostra)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Mont Foster is a Canadian drama film, directed by Louis Godbout and released in 2019.[1] Freely adapted from the poem Erlkönig by Goethe, the film stars Patrick Hivon and Laurence Leboeuf as Mathieu and Chloé, a couple spending time at an isolated cabin in the country, where Chloé slips into insanity after seeing and hearing strange visions.[2]

The cast also includes Lucie Laurier, Émile Proulx-Cloutier and Laurent Lucas.

The film premiered in October 2019 at the São Paulo International Film Festival, before having its Canadian premiere in March 2020 at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.[1]

The film received a Prix Iris nomination at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021 for Best Actor (Hivon).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Mont Foster – Film de Louis Godbout". Films du Québec, February 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Jérôme Delgado, "«Mont Foster»: thriller poétique au sommet". Le Devoir, March 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.


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