Denys Arcand

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Jesus of Montreal review by from London

Interesting but flawed Canadian dram 7 August 2004
... strange parallels with the life of Christ. An intriguing setup, it's a pity Denys Arcand's script doesn't develop it fully. It starts of well with the actors being sele... Read customer review

The Decline Of The American Empire review by from East Sussex

Middle-aged sleaze 21 June 2004
...This film by Denys Arcand has a modern sequel, The Barbarian Invasions (2003), so it was interesting to look back at this 1986 original. The cast of both films is more or l... Read customer review

The Barbarian Invasions review by candid from Tonbridge

DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE 2 20 July 2009
...decline of the West; opting instead for satirical assaults on what the director Denys Arcand sees as its quintessential 'cretinism'. Marie-Josée CROZE offers a winning... Read customer review

The Barbarian Invasions on DVD (2003)
Starring: Yves Jacques, Pierre Curzi, Remy Girard
Director: Denys Arcand
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Canada's Denys Arcand delivers a beautiful film with THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS, the story of a man on his deathbed who is joined by his distant son and all his closest friends throughout the last--wonderful and loving--days of his life. A follow-up to 1986's THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE, the ..read more »

66% from 4,509 members

Love And Human Remains on DVD (1994)
Starring: Thomas Gibson, Ruth Marshall, Mia Kirshner
Director: Denys Arcand
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A story of the search for relationships in an age of uncertainty which focusses on two room-mates. David is a gay actor turned waiter, and Candy reviews books for a living. They are also ex-lovers...

54% from 384 members

Leolo (1992)
Starring: Maxime Collin, Ginette Reno, Denys Arcand
Director: Jean-Claude Lauzon
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Alone, in the dead of night, a young boy writes in a little notebook. His words speak of the squalid life of the tenements and courtyards of East Montreal, and of a family plagued by madness. Léolo lives his daily life among strangers: a hypochondriac father, a brother whose obsessive bodybuilding ..read more »

70% from 30 members
Not available for rental

Jesus of Montreal on DVD (1989)
Starring: Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay
Director: Denys Arcand
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When attendance at a church's annual Passion Play flags, a troupe of young actors is hired to stage a newer interpretation of the teachings of Jesus. While their newer, more modern version brings the house down, it also brings down the condemnation of church hierarchy, creating a strange parallel ..read more »

67% from 1,155 member

The Decline Of The American Empire on DVD (1986)
Starring: Dominique Michel, Louise Portal, Dorothee Berryman
Director: Denys Arcand
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Acclaimed Canadian director Denys Arcand's witty comedy focuses on the marriages and affairs of eight intellectual friends. The group has plans to gather at a secluded house for dinner. While the four men prepare the food and reflect on their promiscuity, the four women discuss their own affairs at ..read more »

58% from 1,832 member

The Barbarian Invasions - 3.5 stars
Love And Human Remains - 2.5 stars
Leolo - 3.5 stars
Jesus of Montreal - 3.5 stars
The Decline Of The American Empire - 3.0 stars

Jesus of Montreal - 3.5 stars
The Barbarian Invasions - 3.5 stars
The Decline Of The American Empire - 3.0 stars
Love And Human Remains - 2.5 stars
Leolo - 3.5 stars

Leolo - 3.5 stars
Love And Human Remains - 2.5 stars
The Decline Of The American Empire - 3.0 stars
The Barbarian Invasions - 3.5 stars
Jesus of Montreal - 3.5 stars

Yves Jacques - 3 times - show films
Remy Girard - 3 times - show films
Johanne-Marie Tremblay - 2 times - show films
Louise Portal - 2 times - show films
Robert LePage - 2 times - show films

Jean-Claude Lauzon - 1 times - show films