Déclin de l'empire américain, Le (1986)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.3/10   

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:

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

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 5 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

An effectively disturbing film

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:

Iceland:16 | Hungary:16 | Portugal:M/16 | West Germany:18 | 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:

Spoofed in Voleur de caméra, Le (1992)

An effectively disturbing film

I found reactions from those who saw this film very peculiar and interesting - it could even make for a great psychological study! Firstly, most critics seemed to completely miss the clear theme of the film. It was not a film about males and females revealing secrets about each other or a comedy about human sexuality. This was a film about the decline of the Roman Empire of today, shown through the harms of promiscuity, especially in its cause of the disintegration of the family unit. Those who did recognise this, while wholly willing to watch and enjoy films which glorify adultery, commented that this film, which but condemned it, was harmful to watch! For those with insight, this was an effectively disturbing film.