The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
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A spontaneously funny sex comedy!
Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Remy (married), Claude (a homosexual), Pierre (involved with a girlfriend) and Alain (a bachelor) discuss sex, the female body and their affairs with them. Meanwhile, their four female guests, Louise (Remy's wife of 15 years), Dominique (a spinster), Diane (a divorcée) and Danielle (Pierre's girlfriend) are spending the time at a downtown health gym. They also discuss sex, the female body and, naturally, men. Later in the evening, they finally meet at the country house and have dinner. A ninth guest, named Mario, who used to know Diane, drops in on the group for some talk and has a surprise of his own.
- Released: 1986-06-19
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 41m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 183 votes
Directed by Denys Arcand.
Top cast
- Dominique Michel as Dominique
- Dorothée Berryman as Louise
- Louise Portal as Diane
- Pierre Curzi as Pierre
- Rémy Girard as Rémy
- Yves Jacques as Claude
- Geneviève Rioux as Danielle
- Daniel Brière as Alain
- Gabriel Arcand as Mario
- Évelyn Regimbald as Theresa
Where to watch The Decline of the American Empire
- United States: stream on OVID; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Tele Quebec
- Australia: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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