Déclin de l'empire américain, Le (1986)

Director:

Denys Arcand

Guionista:

Denys Arcand (writer)

Release Date:

noviembre 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Four university teachers gather to prepare a dinner. Remy - married, Claude - homosexual, Pierre - girlfriend and Alain - a bachelor discuss sex...

Plot Keywords:

Bare Butt | Sex With Collegiate | Urinary Tract Infection | Male Nudity | Academy

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 5 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

This one really picks up steam as it goes along!

Cast

Dominique Michel	...	Dominique
Dorothée Berryman	...	Louise
Louise Portal	...	Diane
Pierre Curzi	...	Pierre
Rémy Girard	...	Rémy
Yves Jacques	...	Claude
Geneviève Rioux	...	Danielle
Daniel Brière	...	Alain
Gabriel Arcand	...	Mario
Évelyn Regimbald
Lisette Guertin
Alexandre Remy
Ariane Frédérique
Jean-Paul Bongo

También conocida como:

The Decline of the American Empire (USA)
Decadencia del imperio americano, La (Argentina) [es]
Declive del imperio americano, El (Spain) [es]

Duración:

101 min

País:

Canada

Idioma:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 | Hungary:16 | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-16 | Peru:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Eastern Townships, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Corporation Image M & M

Trivialidades:

The house in which the majority of the events take place, in Magog, burned down in 1989, was later rebuilt. The scene in which one of the women characters is having sex, seen through a window from outside, was actually shot through a garage window. The actress was sitting on the snow tires which the owner of the house stored in the garage. She told him that, thanks to the tires, it was one of the most comfortable scenes she had ever done.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Last Wedding (2001)

This one really picks up steam as it goes along!

Another outstanding work from Denys Arcand! You definitely have to have a taste for dialogue-driven stuff for this, but if you have the patience you will be rewarded. In the first 20 minutes I thought it might be just another analysis of the male-female relationship dynamic. But it surprised me with a few twists and of course some outstanding acting. I can't believe this is the same Remy Girard from the Les Boys movies. BTW, this film IS available on DVD, as are many other Quebec films featured on IMDB, but not listed as available on DVD. You can usually find them at www.archambault.ca or better yet, travel to Montreal and go to the store on St. Catherine and Berri.