Author: Marie-Josée Croze

Format: DVD + Blu-ray

Release Date: 24-01-2012

Details: Amazon.ca The intriguing Denys Arcand (director of Jesus of Montreal and Stardom) returns to the lusty, cantankerous intellectuals of his first film, The Decline of the American Empire. Remy (Remy Girard), a history professor, is dying of cancer, and his estranged and financially successful his Sebastien (Stephane Rousseau) returns to care for the old man. With the power of money, Sebastien cuts through bureaucracy and the law to give his father some comfort--comfort that Remy accepts with reluctance, because in his eyes the unintellectual Sebastian has betrayed all of Remy's principles. Old friends arrive and soon the conversation turns to sex, religion, history, sex, academia, sex-- The Barbarian Invasions isn't very focused, but the very breadth of its ideas makes it worth seeing; few movies even try to grapple with morality or the state of our culture, let alone with this kind of intelligence and grace. --Bret Fetzer Special Features Blu-ray Only Special Features: Around the Barbarian Invasions From the Studio "A provocative comedy about sex, friendship, and all other things that invade our lives." Rémy, divorced, in his early fifties, is hospitalized. His ex-wife Louise asks their son Sébastien, enjoying a successful career in London, to come home. Sébastien hesitates; he and his father haven't had much to say to one another in years. He relents, however, and flies to Montreal 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 - into 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. 17 years later, the decline of the American empire continues... In his early fifties and divorced, Rémy is in the hospital. His ex-wife Louise urgently calls back their son Sébastien, who is having a brilliant career in London. Sébastien hesitates - he and his father haven't had anything to say to each other for a long time - then ends up accepting. As soon as he arrives, Sébastien moves heaven and earth to get a clear diagnosis of his father's state of health and ease the hardships that await him. He will use his imagination, play with his connections, shake up the system in any way he can, and resort to bribes to get his father better terms and a bit of happiness. Meanwhile, parents, friends and lovers flock to Remy's bedside to offer him their support or settle their accounts. 17 years later, the decline of the American empire continues...

UPC: 065935570721

EAN: 0065935570721

Languages: English

Binding: Blu-ray

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood