Patrick Goyette

Acting

Patrick Goyette

Known for

Acting

Credits

31 titles

Patrick Goyette (born September 16, 1965) is a Canadian actor from Quebec, most noted for his starring roles in the films The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) and Polygraph (Le Polygraphe). He was a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Leading Actor (General Theatre) in 1996, for his performance in the stage play The Seven Streams of the River Ota. He directed the 2005 short film J'te laisserai pas tomber, which was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 7th Jutra Awards. He has also directed the short films Le Secret (2000) and Faits divers (2010)

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Film credits

2000s · 7 titles

Battle of the Brave poster
6.3

In the mid-18th Century, as England and France battle over control of Canada, an epic romance between a peasant woman and a trapper unfurls

Battle of the Brave

2004

The Mysterious Miss C. poster
6.7

An eccentric teacher (Marie-Chantal Perron) causes children at her elementary school to change the way they look at themselves.

The Mysterious Miss C.

2002

The Three Madeleines poster
6.3

Three women who share a familial bond but little more come to know each other better in this beautifully-photographed drama. Marie-Madeleine (Sylvie Drapeau) is a photographer in her mid-30s who, for the first time, has come into contact with Mado (France Arbour), her biological mother, who put her up for adoption shortly after she was born. Marie-Madeleine is to take a long road trip for a magazine assignment, and she invites Mado along. Joining the two women is Marie-Madeleine's daughter (Isadora Galwey), who has yet to meet her German father. The three women share their thoughts and ideas as they travel through an idyllic setting to photograph birds. Les Fantomes des Trois Madeleine was shown at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors Fortnight series.

The Three Madeleines

2000

Task Force: Caviar poster
5.0

Based on a true story, a veteran narcotics officer takes on a case that could cost him his life.

Task Force: Caviar

2000

Daniel and the Superdogs poster
6.8

A young boy still recovering from his mother's recent death teams with his two best friends to turn a regular pooch into a stunt-performing super-dog in this affectionate comedy for the whole family. Losing a parent is never easy, but for 11 year old Daniel it's been especially hard; when his father dives into work in an attempt to keep his grief at bay, Daniel starts causing mischief around the neighborhood with his best friends William and Colin. When the kids catch wind of a canine.

Daniel and the Superdogs

2004

Without Her poster
5.0

During a brief stay in Florence, Camille believes she's victim of an enormous flood. Urgently taken to a psychiatric hospital, she is diagnosed with the Stendhal Syndrome: a temporary psychological disorder well known to affect tourists who are too vulnerable to the beauty of art work. This disorder which is considered benign doesn't worry the medical staff who asks that she be sent back to her country. Back home, she has to come to terms with a tragedy she has wanted to flee: her mom had gone missing right before her departure. Convinced that she has to move on with her life for her mental sanity, Camille decides that it is time to accept the fact that her mother will never come back. But when she goes to Matane, the last place where her mother had been seen alive, Camille comes across many clues that will propel her into an emotional roller coaster.

Without Her

2006

Lost Song poster
4.6

Pierre and Elisabeth, a couple in their thirties, move with their baby into a cottage on a lake for the summer. The setting is idyllic, and the couple’s happiness seems within reach. Every day, Pierre goes to work in the city while Elisabeth rehearses for an upcoming voice recital. Despite the benevolent presence of her mother-in-law who lives in the neighbouring house, the young woman feels isolated and overwhelmed in her new role as a mother. Her entourage is concerned, but no one fully grasps the extent of Elisabeth’s distress. Muted violence soon takes hold and tightens its grip.

Lost Song

2008

1990s · 8 titles

Four Days poster
4.8

A teenaged boy becomes tangled up in a botched bank robbery attempt mastermined by his father and his father's friend.

Four Days

1999

Nelligan poster
3.8

This historical drama with music examines the life and times of Émile Nelligan, one of the major Canadian poets of the 19th century who struggled through a difficult childhood with the help of his loving mother, only to see his career cut short by tragic circumstances.

Nelligan

1991

Die Dyer poster
NR

The sixtieth day of a contractual confinement. Two men and a woman are under continuous observation. The characters, like the images, are engulfed in a dazzling light. They lose their contour and reveal their vulnerability and turpitude.

Die Dyer

1999

The Confessional poster
6.0

Pierre Lamontagne has returned to Quebec to attend his father's funeral. He meets up with his adopted brother, Marc, who has begun questioning his identity and has embarked on a quest for his roots that would lead them to the Quebec of the 1950s. Past and present converge in a complex web of intrigue where the answer to the mystery lies.

The Confessional

1995

Le Polygraphe poster
5.6

In this French Canadian thriller, an actress wins the role of a murder victim in a film based on the true story of an unsolved crime. She discovers her neighbor was the lover of the woman who was murdered in real life -- and is still a suspect.

Le Polygraphe

1996

In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 poster
10.0

A documentary, using dramatization of fact, that examines the Battle of Verrières Ridge, where on July 25, 1944 and not long after D-Day, an inexperienced battalion of the Canadian Black Watch Regiment launched a doomed attack and was defeated with heavy casualties by veteran German SS troops. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini series.

In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

1992

Coyote poster
4.2

Story of a wild first love that takes place at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River between the refineries at Pointe-Au-Trembles and the rock culture of Montreal.

Coyote

1992

Les sauf-conduits poster
9.0

A passionate and unpredictable film about three characters in love, Les Sauf-conduits explores the tenuous balance between friendship and romantic love. When three friends set out to break the world’s egg-tossing record, their relationships become increasingly entangled and complicated. In her arresting first film, director Manon Briand crafts poetic images that are striking, fresh and occasionally quirky, and elicits uncannily natural performances from her actors. Les Sauf-conduits garnered several awards on the festival circuit, including the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 1992 Festival of Festivals (now the Toronto International Film Festival®) and Golden Sheaf Awards for Best Director and Best Film at the Yorkton Film Festival.

Les sauf-conduits

1991

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