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BARBARIAN INVASIONS (THE)

Rémy, divorced, in his early fifties, is hospitalized. His ex-wife Louise immediately asks their son Sébastien, now enjoying a successful career in London, to come home. Sébastien hesitates; after all, he and his father haven’t had much to say to one another in years. He relents, however, and flies to Montréal with his French fiancée. Upon his arrival, Sébastien stops at nothing to obtain a clear picture of his father’s state of health and help make things easier for him during the difficult times ahead. He uses his wits, cajoles his family and friends, shakes up the system and even resorts to bribery in order to bring a greater measure of comfort – and happiness – to his father’s life. In the meantime, relatives, friends and lovers stop by Rémy’s bedside to offer their support, settle their accounts… and reflect on their own lives. Seventeen years later, the decline of the american empire continues.

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Cinémaginaire inc.
Director

Denys Arcand
Director

For more than 30 years, Denys Arcand has cast an incisive and poetic eye on contemporary society. His body of work, comprising several feature films as well as documentaries, has earned him acclaim in Canada as well as on the international scene. The recipient of numerous awards, Arcand was, most notably, twice nominated for an Academy Award (for Jesus of Montréal and The Decline of the American Empire). He has also won more than 20 Genie Awards in Canada. In 2000, his feature Stardom was selected as the closing-night film of the Cannes Film Festival. In all of his films, Denys Arcand reveals a love of storytelling and a passion for characters drawn from all levels of society.

35 mm

113 minutes

Colour

Aspect ratio

2.35

Original version in French

Subtitled in English

Producers

Denise Robert

Daniel Louis

Coproducer

Fabienne Vonier

Director and Scriptwriter

Denys Arcand

Director of Photography

Guy Dufaux

Editing

Isabelle Dedieu

Sound

Patrick Rousseau

Marie-Claude Gagné

Michel Descombes

Gavin Fernandes

Art Director

François Seguin

Costume Designer

Denis Sperdouklis

Music

Pierre Aviat

Cast

Rémy Girard

Stéphane Rousseau

Dorothée Berryman

Marie-Josée Croze

Dominique Michel

Louise Portal

Yves Jacques

Production

Cinémaginaire inc.
5144, boul. Saint-Laurent
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 1R8
(514) 272-5505
(514) 272-9841
info@cinemaginaire.com

Coproduction – France

Pyramide Productions
5, rue Richepanse
Paris
France
75008
1.40.20.13.60
1.40.20.02.21

Distribution – Canada

Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
455, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Bureau 300
Montreal, Quebec
H2Z 1J1
(514) 878-2282
(514) 878-2419
info@allianceatlantisvivafilm.com
www.allianceatlantisvivafilm.com

International distribution

Flach Pyramide International
5, rue du Chevalier Saint-Georges
Paris
France
75008
33 1 42 96 02 20
33 1 40 20 05 51
elagesse@flach-pyramide.com
www.flach-pyramide.com

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