The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Dominique Michel
Dominique St. Arnaud
Dorothée Berryman
Louise
Louise Portal
Diane Leonard
Pierre Curzi
Pierre
Rémy Girard
Rémy
Yves Jacques
Claude
Geneviève Rioux
Danielle
Daniel Brière
Alain
Monique Proulx
Writer
Gabriel Arcand
Mario
Yvon Rivard
Writer
Évelyn Regimbald
Theresa
Denys Arcand
Director
Jean-Paul Bongo
Mustafa
Jean-Michel Dufaux
Extra (Uncredited)
Mark Blandford
Writer
Denis Sperdouklis
Costume Design
Jean-Claude Lauzon
Writer
Roger Frappier
Producer
René Malo
Producer
François Dompierre
Composer
Guy Dufaux
Cinematographer
Monique Fortier
Editor
Gaudeline Sauriol
ProductionDesigner
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 19, 1986
Original NameLe déclin de l'empire américain
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Filming LocationsGeorgeville · Montreal, Canada
Genres
Wiki.
The Decline of the American Empire (French: Le Déclin de l'empire Américain) is a 1986 Canadian sex comedy-drama film directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Pierre Curzi and Dorothée Berryman. The film follows a group of intellectual friends from the Université de Montréal history department as they engage in a long dialogue about their sexual affairs, touching on issues of adultery, homosexuality, group sex, BDSM and prostitution. A number of characters associate self-indulgence with societal decline.
The film was a box office success in Canada and internationally and received good reviews. It won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, nine Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture, and was the first Canadian film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was followed by two sequels, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003 and Days of Darkness in 2007.