The Decline of the American Empire

The Decline of the American Empire

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 19, 1986

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.

The Decline of the American Empire

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 19, 1986

The Decline of the American Empire
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Corporation Image M & M, Societe Radio Cinema
Original title Le déclin de l'empire américain
Directors Denys Arcand
Writers Louise Vandelac, Catherine Ruelle, Yvon Rivard, Mark Blandford, Monique Proulx, Gabriel Arcand, Jean-Claude Lauzon, Denys Arcand

Cast

Dominique Michel

as Dominique

Dorothée Berryman

as Louise

Louise Portal

as Diane

Pierre Curzi

as Pierre

Rémy Girard

as Rémy

Yves Jacques

as Claude

Geneviève Rioux

as Danielle

Daniel Brière

as Alain

Gabriel Arcand

as Mario

Évelyn Regimbald

as Theresa

Jean-Paul Bongo

as Mustafa

Jean-Michel Dufaux

as Extra (Uncredited)