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The Decline of the American Empire

Original title: Le déclin de l'empire américain
  • 19861986
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
8.5K
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The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
Watch Bande-Annonce [VO]
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ComedyDrama
Sexual revelations emerge when a group of academics and their partners spend a weekend at a country retreat.Sexual revelations emerge when a group of academics and their partners spend a weekend at a country retreat.Sexual revelations emerge when a group of academics and their partners spend a weekend at a country retreat.
IMDb RATING
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8.5K
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    • Denys Arcand
  • Writers
    • Denys Arcand
    • Gabriel Arcand(collaborating writer)
    • Mark Blandford(collaborating writer)
  • Stars
    • Dominique Michel
    • Dorothée Berryman
    • Louise Portal
    • Denys Arcand
  • Writers
    • Denys Arcand
    • Gabriel Arcand(collaborating writer)
    • Mark Blandford(collaborating writer)
  • Stars
    • Dominique Michel
    • Dorothée Berryman
    • Louise Portal
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 39User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

    Videos2

    Bande-Annonce [VO]
    Trailer 2:17
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    Streaming Passport to Canada
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    Photos65

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    Pierre Curzi and Rémy Girard in The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
    Daniel Brière and Dominique Michel in The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
    Gabriel Arcand and Louise Portal in The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
    Dorothée Berryman and Yves Jacques in The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
    Pierre Curzi and Geneviève Rioux in The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
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    Dominique Michel
    Dominique Michel
    • Dominique St. Arnaud
    Dorothée Berryman
    Dorothée Berryman
    • Louise
    Louise Portal
    Louise Portal
    • Diane Leonard
    Pierre Curzi
    Pierre Curzi
    • Pierre
    Rémy Girard
    Rémy Girard
    • Rémy
    Yves Jacques
    Yves Jacques
    • Claude
    Geneviève Rioux
    Geneviève Rioux
    • Danielle
    Daniel Brière
    Daniel Brière
    • Alain
    Gabriel Arcand
    Gabriel Arcand
    • Mario
    Évelyn Regimbald
    Évelyn Regimbald
    • Theresa
    Lisette Guertin
    Lisette Guertin
    Alexandre Remy
    • Transvestite
    Ariane Frédérique
    Jean-Paul Bongo
    • Mustafa
      • Denys Arcand
    • Writers
      • Denys Arcand
      • Gabriel Arcand(collaborating writer)
      • Mark Blandford(collaborating writer)
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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Quotes

      Mario: They talked about sex all afternoon as if they were getting ready for an orgy. Instead, the big deal is a fish pie!

    • Connections
      Edited into 50 ans (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Music themes
      by George Frideric Handel.

    User reviews39

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    9/10
    Tired of middle-of the road, action driven film?
    Then get ready for a dialogue heavy, intellectually stimulating (among other things) film about 4 men, 4 women, sex, and sociology.

    I enjoyed the conversations and how the director enhanced them with flashbacks. These were the evidence to the theses that the characters were proving. You could tell that there was as much physical humor as there was dialogue-based humor! When Diane (played by Louise Portal) described what sexual positions this 'real man' would put her in, she lied on the field and literally stretched them out! Another scene took place back at the vacation home with the 4 men. They got into a convo about how silly and mundane it was to pick up girls while dancing at a disco. They all got up and started dancing! While chatting up academics as small talk! The climax of the movie was particularly moving and heart-breaking. Can you see how I'm talking mostly about the plot? This is a great film that has a lot of movement in it, and it doesn't take a lot of walking and changes of scenery to keep it going!
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    • Dec 9, 2009

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    • Release date
      • June 19, 1986 (Canada)
      • Canada
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Centre de Conditionnement Physique Nautilus, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Corporation Image M & M
      • Malofilm
      • National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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