The Decline of the American Empire (1986)

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The Decline of the American Empire on IMDb 7.3/10 6,756 votes

Released:
1986-06-19

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.

Director:
Denys Arcand

Runtime:
1h 41min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Dominique Michel
    as
    Dominique
  • Dorothée Berryman
    as
    Louise
  • Louise Portal
    as
    Diane
  • Pierre Curzi
    as
    Pierre
  • Rémy Girard
    as
    Rémy