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The Decline of the American Empire
19861 h 41 min 25 secFilm: Fiction, Feature-length fiction
Direction: Denys Arcand
Production: René MaloRoger FrappierPierre Gendron
Script: Denys Arcand
Co-produced by Corporation Image M & M Ltée and the NFB with the participation of Telefilm Canada, La Société générale du cinéma and La Société Radio-Canada.
A feature film about a group of men and women, veterans of Québec's quiet revolution of the 1960s, who are now disillusioned with love, sex and politics. With English subtitles.
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Subject categories
- Social Issues > Individual in SocietyQuebec SocietySocial Values
Credits
- director
- Denys Arcand
- script
- Denys Arcand
- producer
- René Malo
- Roger Frappier
- executive producer
- Pierre Gendron
- photography
- Guy Dufaux
- sound
- Richard Besse
- editing
- Monique Fortier
- sound editing
- Paul Dion
- music
- François Dompierre
- cast
- Gabriel Arcand
- Dorothée Berryman
- Daniel Brière
- Pierre Curzi
- Rémy Girard
- Yves Jacques
- Dominique Michel
- Louise Portal
- Geneviève Rioux
Awards
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound (Richard Besse, Jean-Pierre Joutel, Adrian Croll)Genie Awards
- Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay (Denys Arcand)Genie Awards
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing (Paul Dion, Diane Boucher, Andy Malcolm)Genie Awards
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Film Editing (Monique Fortier)Genie Awards
- Genie Award for Best Film (René Malo and Roger Frappier)Genie Awards
- Genie Award for Best Direction (Deny Arcand)Genie Awards
- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Gabriel Arcand)Genie Awards
- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Louise Portal)Genie Awards
- Labatt Award for Most Popular FilmInternational Film Festival
- Award of Excellence from the City of Toronto and CITY-TV - with a cash prize of 15,000$International Film Festival
- L.-E. Ouimet-Molson Award - Category: Best Feature Film Award given by the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma and Molson's Brewery - with a cash prize of 5,000$Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
- Public's Grand PrizeInternational Film Festival
- Silver Hugo - Category: Feature FilmInternational Film Festival
- International Critic's Prize awarded by the International Association of Film CriticsInternational Film Festival
- Italian Press AwardInternational Film Festival
- Prize for Best FilmJournées internationales Georges Brassens
- Public's AwardFestival Cinémateur