Denys Arcand — Director (10)
The Barbarian Invasions (2003) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Les Invasions barbares
director: Denys Arcand actor: Rémy Girard / Stéphane Rousseau
other title: Le invasioni barbariche / Les Invasions barbares
In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', middle-aged Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is dying of liver cancer. His ex-wife, Louise, asks their estranged son, Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the Canadian healthcare system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the bitter end, while reuniting some of Remy's old friends, including Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude, who return to see their friend before he passes on.
Jesus of Montreal (1989) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Jésus de Montréal
director: Denys Arcand actor: Lothaire Bluteau / Catherine Wilkening
other title: Jésus de Montréal / Jesus von Montreal
A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church.
The Fall of the American Empire (2018) [Movie] TMDB
La Chute de l'empire américain
director: Denys Arcand actor: Alexandre Landry / Maripier Morin
other title: La caduta dell'impero americano / La Chute de l'empire américain
A shy and insecure delivery driver arrives on the scene of a robbery-gone-wrong and picks up two bags of cash and hides them in his truck. He is interrogated by two tough police detectives and manages to evade suspicion but he is warned that whoever owns the money will be looking for it. Only the help of a prostitute and a former biker recently released from jail might get him out of trouble.
The Decline of the American Empire (1986) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Le Déclin de l'empire américain
director: Denys Arcand actor: Dominique Michel / Dorothée Berryman
other title: Il declino dell'impero americano / Le Déclin de l'empire américain
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.
Comfort and Indifference (1982) [Movie] TMDB
Le confort et l'indifférence
director: Denys Arcand actor: Jean-Pierre Ronfard / Pierre Elliott Trudeau
other title: Le confort et l'indifférence
Made shortly after the referendum on Quebec's independence was held, this documentary illustrates what the politicians' promises were and how the population did not really care nor truly understand what was really at stake, even though just about everyone had an opinion on the subject.
Love & Human Remains (1994) [Movie] TMDB
Love & Human Remains
director: Denys Arcand actor: Thomas Gibson / Ruth Marshall
other title: La natura ambigua dell'amore / Amor e Restos Humanos
In a Canadian metropolis, failed actor David shares a place with the bookish Candy, whom he dated before coming out as gay. While David, who now waits tables, pursues an aimless romance with a younger coworker, Candy dabbles in both same-sex and heterosexual affairs. As David and Candy's odd assortment of friends — including a telepathic sex worker and an ill-tempered yuppie — pass in and out of their beds, a serial murder stalks the city's women.
Cotton Mill, Treadmill (1970) [Movie] TMDB
On est au coton
director: Denys Arcand
other title: On est au coton
Director Denys Arcand made an inquiry on textile industry in Quebec, meeting employers and workers of that industry.
Testament (2023) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb
Testament
director: Denys Arcand actor: 雷米·吉拉德 / Sophie Lorain
In an era of political correctness, identity evolution, protests, cultural scandals, activism, media storms, and other disputes, Jean-Michel, a 70-year-old single man, has lost all his bearings in this society. He lives in a retirement home located in a heritage building, managed with care and precision by Suzanne. Their peace is shaken by the arrival of young activists who demand the destruction of a historic fresco. Overwhelmed by an era dominated by political correctness, Jean-Michel will regain faith in humanity with the birth of an unexpected love.