
Denys Arcand's Le Declin de l'empire americain and Les Invasions barbares
The release of Denys Arcand''s Le Déclin de l''empire américain (The Decline of the American Empire) in 1986 marked a major turning point in Quebec cinema. It was the first Québécois film that enjoyed huge critical and commercial success at home and abroad. Arcand''s tragicomedy about eight intellectuals gathered around a dinner table relating sexy anecdotes became the top-grossing film of all tim...
The release of Denys Arcand''s Le Déclin de l''empire américain (The Decline of the American Empire) in 1986 marked a major turning point in Quebec cinema. It was the first Québécois film that enjoyed huge critical and commercial success at home and abroad. Arcand''s tragicomedy about eight intellectuals gathered around a dinner table relating sexy anecdotes became the top-grossing film of all tim...