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The Barbarian Invasions
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Pierre Citrouillard
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Diane Leonard
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Alessandro
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Ghislaine
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In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', 50-something Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is dying of liver cancer. He decides to make amends meet to his friends and family before he dies. He first tries to made peace with his ex-wife Louise, who asks their estranged son Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the entire Canadian system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the bitter end, while he also tries to reunite his former friends, Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude to see their old friend before he passes on. Written by matt-282
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A provocative new comedy about sex, friendship, and all other things that invade our lives.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, sexual dialogue and drug content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
24 September 2003 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
CAD 6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$9,499 (Hong Kong) (18 June 2004)Gross:
$9,499 (Hong Kong) (18 June 2004)Company Credits
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Rémy: Perhaps.
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Music by George Frideric Handel (as Haendel)
Courtesy of Chris Stone Audio Productions Ltd.
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It is the first sequel ever to win the Best Foreign Language Film award at the Oscars. See more »Goofs
The position of the cars outside the window changes when Sébastien first meets Nathalie in the restaurant. See more »Quotes
Nathalie: It's not the present you cling on, it's your past life. That life is already dead.Rémy: Perhaps.
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Soundtracks
"Concerto Op. 6 No. 5 in D major"Music by George Frideric Handel (as Haendel)
Courtesy of Chris Stone Audio Productions Ltd.
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After reading all the comments I will not comment on the directors career or the failure of the Canadian health sytem. Instead I would like to point out that US viewers probably didn't enjoy the film as much since they don't have a failing health system, communists, many unions or as big a number of left leaning professors as other countries.
The film is a lot about this generation that went through the sexual revolution and their quirky (to us) leftist ideals and a greatly intelectualized generation. My parents generation and the one before it are full of "characters" just like Remy the dying father of the film. Most of them still hold on to their principles and ideals just like Remy.
The film contrasts the different generations, the apathetic junkie to the dying professor, the warm blooded and lusty veterans to the son's cold and practical fiancee. The anguish of loss vs commemorating a life well lived. Parents that feel they weren't present enough and a Son that barely knew his father.
I heartily recommend this film... 9/10