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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   13,064 votes
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Director:
Denys Arcand
Writer:
Denys Arcand (writer)
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Release Date:
24 September 2003 (France) more
Tagline:
A provocative new comedy about sex, friendship, and all other things that invade our lives.
Plot:
During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 37 wins & 19 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(20 articles)
Tiff: Quebecer does more than Dramedy
 (From FilmExperience. 17 September 2009, 9:06 PM, PDT)

The Necessities of Life (Canada's Submission for Oscar)
 (From FilmExperience. 21 January 2009, 8:51 AM, PST)

User Comments:
A Touching Movie About Friendship and Farewell to Life more (151 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Rémy Girard ... Rémy
Stéphane Rousseau ... Sébastien
Dorothée Berryman ... Louise
Louise Portal ... Diane
Dominique Michel ... Dominique

Yves Jacques ... Claude
Pierre Curzi ... Pierre
Marie-Josée Croze ... Nathalie
Marina Hands ... Gaëlle
Toni Cecchinato ... Alessandro
Mitsou ... Ghislaine (as Mitsou Gélinas)
Sophie Lorain ... First Lover
Johanne-Marie Tremblay ... Sister Constance Lazure (as Johanne Marie Tremblay)
Denis Bouchard ... Duhamel
Micheline Lanctôt ... Nurse Carole
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Barbarian Invasions (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
Invasion of the Barbarians (International: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, sexual dialogue and drug content.
Runtime:
99 min | Canada:112 min (DVD version)
Country:
Canada | France
Language:
French | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
It is the first sequel ever to win the Best Foreign Language Film award at the Oscars. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The position of the cars outside the window changes when Sébastien first meets Nathalie in the restaurant. more
Quotes:
Rémy: Contrary to belief, the 20th century wasn't that bloody. It's agreed that wars caused 100 million deaths. Add 10 million for the Russian gulags. The Chinese camps, we'll never know, but say 20 million. So 130, 145 million dead. Not all that impressive... more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.53)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
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FAQ

Why does Rémy say that he would have "written" the periodic table?
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26 out of 37 people found the following comment useful.
A Touching Movie About Friendship and Farewell to Life, 5 May 2004
9/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In Montreal, Rémy (Remy Girard) is an atheistic professor of history and lover of women, who has a terminal disease. His wife calls their son, Sébastien (Stéphane Rousseau) to come from London, where he works as a successful investor. Sébastien arrives in Montreal with his mate, and using his money and corruption, he improves the condition of his father in a public Canadian hospital. He gathers his father's friends around him, and they stay together until the death of Rémy. This low budget movie is a touching story about friendship and farewell to life, alternating drama with acid dialogs about religion, history, life, political system, literature and many other themes. The cast has a great performance, flowing the story in a very natural way. At least twice, the characters say that they are not in the Third World, and I certainly agree with that. But I was really surprised and impressed with the way subjects like corruption, Canadian public heath system, labor union, ministerial of exterior, bureaucracy, police, drug dealers etc. are presented in this film. If what this movie shows is reality, then they are in the right way to join the club... My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): ` As Invasões Bárbaras' (`The Barbarians Invasion')

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