The Decline of The American Empire
– Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a din..
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.
14 Nov 1986
French, English
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.
Denys Arcand
Denys Arcand, Gabriel Arcand (collaborating writer), Mark Blandford (collaborating writer), Jean-Claude Lauzon (collaborating writer), Monique Proulx (collaborating writer), Yvon Rivard (collaborating writer), Catherine Ruelle (collaborating writer), Louise Vandelac (collaborating writer)
Dominique Michel, Dorothée Berryman, Louise Portal, Pierre Curzi
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.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 6 nominations.
Koch Lorber Films