Invasion of the barbarian son in an intellectual sequel to ‘The Decline of the American Empire’ Rémy (Girard), an outspoken and outrageously randy professor of history, is dying of cancer, and his ...

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. Abrim ...

The Barbarian Invasions: Drama. Starring Remy Girard, Stephane Rousseau and Marie-Josee Croze. Directed by Denys Arcand. (Rated R. 100 95 minutes. In French with English subtitles. At Bay Area ...

This surprisingly warm, witty film is about a terminally ill man dying of cancer. As depressing as that sounds, "The Barbarian Invasions" -- in French with English subtitles -- doesn't drag viewers ...

In “The Decline of the American Empire” (1986), the French-Canadian writer-director Denys Arcand created a companionable erotic fiction. A group of university intellectuals gathered at a lakeside ...

Living up to their caricature reputation as a self-indulgent, petulant and culture-monopolizing generation, the aging baby boomers in Denys Arcand’s “The Barbarian Invasions” exist in a Möbius strip ...

Rémy Girard launched his career in theater, but it was his scene-stealing performance in "The Decline of the American Empire" (1986) that turned him into one of Canada's most celebrated actors. Girard ...

French-Canadian writer/director Deny Arcand’s sequel to his The Decline of the American Empire (1986) centers on the slow death of one of the film’s coterie of cheerfully pedantic intellectuals. Remy ...

Sex, drugs, history and family artfully stirred by a master his gem from Canadian writer and director Denys Arcand (Jesus of Montreal) moves you to laughter and tears without cheating to do it. The ...

French-Canadian director Denys Arcand's Oscar-winning essay on mortality, friendship and all things 'human' plays like the second chapter to his breakthrough film The Decline of the American Empire ...