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Director:
Denys Arcand
Screenplay: Denys Arcand
Cast:
Rémy: Rémy Girard
Sébastien: Stéphane Rousseau
Louise: Dorothée Berryman
Diane: Louise Portal
Dominique: Dominique Michel
Claude: Yves Jacques
Pierre: Pierre Curzi
Nathalie: Marie-Josée Groze
Gaëlle: Marina Hands
Awards:
Best Foreign Film, Academy Awards (2004)
Best Film, Best Filmmaker, and Best Scenario, César
Awards (2004)
Running time: 99 minutes
Year of production: Canada / France - 2003
Rating: Restricted (language, sexual dialogue,
drug)
Gauge: 35mm, DVD (color)
Distributor: Swank Motion Pictures
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“A
full-bodied, funny and gloriously unpretentious ode to
family, friendship and the meaning of life, The Barbarian
Invasions is solidly entertaining, sharply written and
genuinely touching.” Lisa Nesselson | Variety |
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Rémy,
a truculent, hedonist, and ex-radical professor in his fifties,
is dying of cancer. His son, Sébastien, who lives in
London and with whom he has had little contact for years,
is called to be at his side. After a difficult start, Sébastien’s
generosity leads him to handle everything, from bribing the
hospital union to reuniting his father’s best friends
and mistresses at his bedside. Soon, Rémy’s pain
overwhelms him, and one of his mistress’ daughter, a
junky, agrees to find some heroin to help him through his
pain. Mistresses, best friends, and family go with Rémy
to the countryside for his final days. These last scenes are
unforgettable, as Denys Arcand focuses his camera on the long
conversations that take place between them. Love for life,
political ideals, beauty, the current state of the world and
friendship are all recalled by the close-knit group. Winner
of many awards, The Barbarian Invasions is packed with
wit and emotion. Denys Arcand proves once again that he is
a master at portraying life without embellishment and at poking
fun at institutions such as the health care system and the
Catholic Church.
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