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Original title: Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Release Date
Nov 14, 1986 (USA)
DVD Release Date
• R1: Oct 5, 2004
Budget CAD 1,800,000
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 41 minutes
Country Canada
Studio Corporation Image M&M, Office National du Film du Canada
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Other Titles
• The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
• Le Déclin de l'empire américain
• Untergang des amerikanischen Imperiums (1986)
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Genre: Drama, Comedy, Betrayal, Satire, Society, Experimental, Gay/Lesbian
Plot: Acclaimed Canadian director Denys Arcand's witty comedy focuses on the marriages and affairs of eight intellectual friends. The group has plans to gather at a secluded house for dinner. While the four men prepare the food and reflect on their promiscuity, the four women discuss their own affairs at a nearby gym. At the dinner table, conflicts soon arise when Dominique, who teaches history at the local university, reveals that she herself has had affairs with two of the men there -- one of whom is married to Louise, also present. The entire evening turns into a disaster, with everyone at each other's throats. This Oscar-nominated Canadian film explores the subjects of marriage, infidelity and sex when a group of friendly intellectuals get together for a weekend in the country.
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| Directed by |
Denys Arcand
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| Written by |
Denys Arcand
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| Cast |
Dominique Michel
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