The Decline of the American Empire (1986)

Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title

Le Déclin de l'empire américain

Status

released

Original Language

fr

Budget

$1.8M

Revenue

$30.0M

Where to watch free (US)

Production Companies

Corporation Image M & M

Societe Radio Cinema

ONF | NFB

Malofilm

La Societe Generale du Cinema du Quebec

Téléfilm Canada