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The Decline of the American Empire
The Decline of the American Empire

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The Decline of the American Empire

NR·1986·101m

Summary

Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Remy (married), Claude (a homosexual), Pierre (involved with a girlfriend) and Alain (a bachelor) discuss sex, the female body and their affairs with them. Meanwhile, their four female guests, Louise (Remy's wife of 15 years), Dominique (a spinster), Diane (a divorcée) and Danielle (Pierre's girlfriend) are spending the time at a downtown health gym. They also discuss sex, the female body and, naturally, men. Later in the evening, they finally meet at the country house and have dinner. A ninth guest, named Mario, who used to know Diane, drops in on the group for some talk and has a surprise of his own.

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Denys Arcand

Writer

Jean-Claude Lauzon

Writer

Gabriel Arcand

Writer

Monique Proulx

Writer

Mark Blandford

Writer

Yvon Rivard

Writer

Catherine Ruelle

Writer

Louise Vandelac

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

French

Budget:

$1,800,000.00

Revenue:

$30,000,000.00

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