France / May 21, 2003 / U / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', middle-aged Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is dying of liver cancer. His ex-wife, Louise, asks their estranged son, Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the Canadian healthcare system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the bitter end, while reuniting some of Remy's old friends, including Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude, who return to see their friend before he passes on.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yves Jacques | Claude |
| Marina Hands | Gaëlle |
| Sophie Lorain | First Lover |
| Johanne-Marie Tremblay | Sister Constance Lazure |
| Mitsou Gélinas | Ghislaine |
| Isabelle Blais | Sylvaine |
| Markita Boies | Nurse Suzanne |
| Micheline Lanctôt | Nurse Carole |
| Denis Bouchard | Duhamel |
| Sylvie Drapeau | Second Lover |
| Dominic Darceuil | Maxime |
| Yves Desgagnés | Olivier |
| Gilles Pelletier | Priest Raymond Leclerc |
| Jean-René Ouellet | Dr. Dubé |
| Macha Grenon | Arielle |
| Gaston Lepage | Security Guard |
| Daniel Brière | Alain Lussier |
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| Sébastien Huberdeau | Vincent |
| Rose-Maïté Erkoreka | Student |
| Roy Dupuis | Gilles Levac |
| Sébastien Ricard | Jérôme |
| Bonnie Mak | Nurse |
| Frédéric Gilles | Cowboy |
| Lise Roy | Mme. Joncas-Pelletier |
| Toni Cecchinato | Alessandro |
| Inés Orsini | Lúcia |
| David Gow | |
| Dawn Lambing | |
| Valérie Jeanneret | |
| Valérie Wiseman | |
| François Domerc | |
| Julie Beauchemin | |
| Sofia de Medeiros | |
| Denys Arcand | Unionist (uncredited) |
| Fanny Mallette | (uncredited) |
| Françoise Hardy | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Julie Christie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Chris Evert | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Les invasions barbares |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English |
| Production countries | Canada, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Pyramide Productions, Cinémaginaire |
| Release date | 1 maggio 2003 |
| Production | Daniel Louis, Denise Robert, Fabienne Vonier |
| Writer | Denys Arcand |
| Casting | Lucie Robitaille, Bruno Rosato, Nicolas Ronchi |
| Editing | Isabelle Dedieu, Trent Johnson |
| Cinematography | Guy Dufaux, François Daignault |
| Assistant directors | Jacques W. Benoit, Denys Arcand, Marie La Haye |
| Camera operators | François Daignault, Guy Dufaux |
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| Additional photography | Guy Dufaux, François Daignault |
| Production design | François Séguin, Caroline Alder, Patrice Bengle |
| Art direction | Caroline Alder, Patrice Bengle, François Séguin |
| Set decoration | Patrice Bengle, Caroline Alder, François Séguin |
| Special effects | Guillaume Murray |
| Visual effects | Mario Rachiele, Guillaume Murray |
| Stunts | Stéphane Lefebvre |
| Music | Pierre Aviat, François Domerc, Arvo Pärt, Diane Boucher, Gavin Fernandes, Jérôme Décarie, Marie-Claude Gagné, Michel Descombes, Patrick Rousseau |
| Sound | Pierre Aviat, François Domerc, Arvo Pärt, Diane Boucher, Gavin Fernandes, Jérôme Décarie, Marie-Claude Gagné, Michel Descombes, Patrick Rousseau |
| Costume design | Denis Sperdouklis, Betty Belmore, Evelyne Byot, Diane Simard |
| Makeup | Betty Belmore, Evelyne Byot, Diane Simard, Denis Sperdouklis |
| Hairstyling | Betty Belmore, Denis Sperdouklis, Evelyne Byot, Diane Simard |
| Collection | The Decline of the American Empire Collection |
| Budget | 8.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 34.883.010 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Russia / Jun 26, 2003 / Moscow Film Festival
Denmark / Aug 17, 2003 / Copenhagen International Film Festival
United States / Aug 30, 2003 / Telluride Film Festival
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Canada / Sep 04, 2003 / Toronto International Film Festival
Poland / Oct 10, 2003 / Warsaw Film Festival
Brazil / Oct 16, 2003 / São Paulo International Film Festival
Norway / Oct 16, 2003 / Bergen International Film Festival
Türkiye / Oct 16, 2003 / Istanbul FilmOctober Film Week
Spain / Oct 28, 2003 / Valladolid International Film Festival
Czechia / Jan 22, 2004 / Febio Film Festival
Netherlands / Jan 24, 2004 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
Thailand / Jan 24, 2004 / Bangkok International Film Festival
Ireland / Feb 13, 2004 / Dublin Film Festival
Serbia / Mar 05, 2004 / Belgrade Film Festival
Mexico / Mar 06, 2004 / Muestra Internacional de Cine
Hong Kong / Apr 09, 2004 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
Egypt / Sep 16, 2004 / European Film Festival
Limited release
Brazil / Oct 31, 2003
United States / Nov 21, 2003
Czechia / Feb 05, 2004 / 12+ / Projekt 100
Taiwan / Mar 06, 2004
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Japan / Apr 24, 2004 / Tokyo
Mexico / Jul 16, 2004
Thailand / Jul 29, 2004
Theatrical release
Canada / May 01, 2003
France / Sep 24, 2003 / U
Belgium / Oct 01, 2003
Switzerland / Oct 01, 2003
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Denmark / Oct 03, 2003
Luxembourg / Oct 03, 2003
Kazakhstan / Oct 22, 2003
Poland / Nov 07, 2003
Türkiye / Nov 14, 2003
Germany / Nov 27, 2003
Finland / Nov 28, 2003
Sweden / Nov 28, 2003
Italy / Dec 05, 2003
Portugal / Dec 05, 2003
Spain / Dec 19, 2003
Greece / Dec 26, 2003
Israel / Jan 01, 2004
Argentina / Jan 29, 2004
United Kingdom / Feb 20, 2004
Slovakia / Mar 01, 2004
United States / Mar 05, 2004
Romania / Mar 12, 2004
Austria / Mar 19, 2004
Australia / Apr 01, 2004
Iceland / Apr 02, 2004
Peru / Apr 08, 2004
Netherlands / May 06, 2004
Chile / May 21, 2004
Hungary / Jun 03, 2004
Hong Kong / Jun 17, 2004
Egypt / Jan 05, 2005
Physical media
Greece / Aug 30, 2004 / DVD
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