1 Movie Starring Dorothèe Berryman

The Decline of the American Empire

The Decline of the American Empire

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-11-01

Languages:

French

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (5850 Reviews)

Director:

Denys Arcand

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Denys Arcand

Gabriel Arcand (collaborating writer)

Mark Blandford (collaborating writer)

Jean-Claude Lauzon (collaborating writer)

Monique Proulx (collaborating writer)

Yvon Rivard (collaborating writer)

Catherine Ruelle (collaborating writer)

Louise Vandelac (collaborating writer)

Fullplot:

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 divorcèe) 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. The discussion? Well, you can guess it... However, 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.

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