The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
Recommended for mature audiences
| Director: | Denys Arcand |
| Actors: | Dominique Michel, Dorothee Berryman, Louise Portal, Pierre Curzi, Remy Girard, Yves Jacques |
Four male Montreal university teachers gather for a dinner party, discussing sex and the female body. Their four female guests head to a health gym and partake in a similar discussion. When they unite for dinner, the discussion covers the same topics. That is, until a mysterious ninth guest shows up with a very big surprise.
| Status: | Normal |
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| Run time: | 101mins |
| Origin: | FRANCE |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
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gerd
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Rather spoilt by being too disjointed and not at all helped by brief depictions of stories various characters were telling about their past - their words would have sufficed. Similarly, lovely nature shots seemed to be in the wrong movie and had nothing to do with the story. Yet the film did offer some interesting insights into the social mores of that time and type. Ultimately underlying the bonhomie and sexual revelations were people hurting for various reasons and to different degrees.