The Decline of The American Empire

Name: The Decline of The American Empire
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1986-11-14
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 7.30
Cast: Pierre Curzi, Louise Portal, Dominique Michel, Dorothée Berryman

– Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a din..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.30 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 41 Minutes

Release Year:

1986

Original Name:

Le déclin de l'empire américain

The Decline of The American Empire — The Decline of the American Empire (1986) - Also known as Le déclin de l'empire américain

Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Remy (married), Claude (a homosexual), Pierre (involved with a girlfriend) and Alain (a bachelor) discuss sex, the female body and their affairs with them. Meanwhile, their four female guests, Louise (Remy's wife of 15 years), Dominique (a spinster), Diane (a divorcée) and Danielle (Pierre's girlfriend) are spending the time at a downtown health gym. They also discuss sex, the female body and, naturally, men. Later in the evening, they finally meet at the country house and have dinner. A ninth guest, named Mario, who used to know Diane, drops in on the group for some talk and has a surprise of his own.

Styles:

Reflective, Intellectual, Sexual, Talky, Sincere, Semi Serious, Witty, Clever, Humorous, Realistic

Story Timeline:

1980s

Producing Country:

Canada

Filming Locations:

Montreal Quebec, California, Canada

Genre:

Comedy, Drama

The Decline of the American Empire (1986) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Nov 1986

Language:

French, English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Bande-Annonce [VO]

Directed by:

Denys Arcand

Story Written By:

Louise Vandelac, Catherine Ruelle, Yvon Rivard, Monique Proulx, Jean-Claude Lauzon, Mark Blandford, Gabriel Arcand, Denys Arcand

Main Actors:

Pierre Curzi, Louise Portal, Dominique Michel, Dorothée Berryman

Plot:

Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Remy (married), Claude (a homosexual), Pierre (involved with a girlfriend) and Alain (a bachelor) discuss sex, the female body and their affairs with them. Meanwhile, their four female guests, Louise (Remy's wife of 15 years), Dominique (a spinster), Diane (a divorcée) and Danielle (Pierre's girlfriend) are spending the time at a downtown health gym. They also discuss sex, the female body and, naturally, men. Later in the evening, they finally meet at the country house and have dinner. The discussion? Well, you can guess it... However, a ninth guest, named Mario, who used to know Diane, drops in on the group for some talk and has a surprise of his own.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 6 nominations.

Production Company:

Koch Lorber Films

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

86%

Metacritic:

60%