The Decline of the American Empire
“A spontaneously funny sex comedy!”
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.
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Part of The Decline of the American Empire Collection
3 films
Cast
15 people
Dominique Michel
Dominique
Also in
Catherine
Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves
Dorothée Berryman
Louise
Known for
Scanners II: The New Order
Every Jack Has a Jill
Louise Portal
Diane
Known for
My Best Pals
The Guide to the Perfect Family
Pierre Curzi
Pierre
Known for
The Fall of the American Empire
The New Life of Paul Sneijder
Rémy Girard
Rémy
Known for
Incendies
Human Trafficking
Yves Jacques
Claude
Known for
Napoleon
Laurence Anyways
Geneviève Rioux
Danielle
Also in
Cruising Bar
Chartrand et Simonne
Daniel Brière
Alain
Known for
It's Not Me, I Swear!
Gabriel Arcand
Mario
Known for
A Kid
Agnes of God
Évelyn Regimbald
Theresa
Also in
Elvis Gratton, Le King des Kings
La fièvre du castor
Lisette Guertin
Also in
A Silent Love
La dernière condition
Alexandre Remy
Transvestite
No other roles listed
Denys Arcand Director · Jean-Claude Lauzon Writer Gabriel Arcand Writer
Worldwide gross $30M · Budget $1.8M · United States release June 19, 1986
Box office
Budget
$1,800,000
Worldwide gross
$30,000,000
Gross vs. budget
16.7×
Production
Corporation Image M & M
Production
Societe Radio Cinema
Production
ONF | NFB
Production
Malofilm
Production
La Societe Generale du Cinema du Quebec
Production
Téléfilm Canada
Production
Société Radio-Canada
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · May 10, 1986
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Canada · June 19, 1986
Theatrical
United States · June 19, 1986
Theatrical
Czechia
January 26, 2004 · Digital
France
February 4, 1987 · Theatrical
Germany
October 30, 1986 · Theatrical
Greece
February 23, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
January 4, 1990 · Theatrical
Italy
September 25, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Japan
October 2, 1987 · Theatrical
Spain
November 21, 1986 · Theatrical
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