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The Decline of the American Empire

Original title: Le déclin de l'empire américain
  • 1986
  • R
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
8.8K
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The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
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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.

  • Director
    • Denys Arcand
  • Writers
    • Denys Arcand
    • Gabriel Arcand
    • Mark Blandford
  • Stars
    • Dominique Michel
    • Dorothée Berryman
    • Louise Portal
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    8.8K
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    • Director
      • Denys Arcand
    • Writers
      • Denys Arcand
      • Gabriel Arcand
      • Mark Blandford
    • Stars
      • Dominique Michel
      • Dorothée Berryman
      • Louise Portal
    • 41User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 13 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:17
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    Clip 6:08
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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
    • Director
      • Denys Arcand
    • Writers
      • Denys Arcand
      • Gabriel Arcand
      • Mark Blandford
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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

      Rémy: Love - the kind that makes your heart race - lasts two years at best. Then the compromises begin.

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

    User reviews41

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    9/10

    This one really picks up steam as it goes along!

    Another outstanding work from Denys Arcand! You definitely have to have a taste for dialogue-driven stuff for this, but if you have the patience you will be rewarded. In the first 20 minutes I thought it might be just another analysis of the male-female relationship dynamic. But it surprised me with a few twists and of course some outstanding acting. I can't believe this is the same Remy Girard from the Les Boys movies. BTW, this film IS available on DVD, as are many other Quebec films featured on IMDB, but not listed as available on DVD. You can usually find them at www.archambault.ca or better yet, travel to Montreal and go to the store on St. Catherine and Berri.
    • christ-7
    • Oct 27, 2003
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    • Release date
      • November 14, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Untergang des amerikanischen Imperiums
    • 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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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • CA$1,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,902,706
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,915,792
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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