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The Decline of the American Empire

The Decline of the American Empire

A spontaneously funny sex comedy!

19866.71h 41m

Overview

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.

Directed by Denys Arcand
Written by Denys Arcand, Gabriel Arcand, Jean-Claude Lauzon
Produced by Roger Frappier, René Malo
Box OfficeBudget: $1.8MRevenue: $30.0M

Top Cast

Dominique Michel

Dominique Michel

Dominique

Dorothée Berryman

Dorothée Berryman

Louise

Louise Portal

Louise Portal

Diane

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

É

Évelyn Regimbald

Theresa

About The Decline of the American Empire

The Decline of the American Empire is a comedy, drama film released in 1986. Directed by Denys Arcand, it stars Dominique Michel, Dorothée Berryman, Louise Portal. 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.

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