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Pierre Curzi,
Pierre Curzi,
Rémy Girard,
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Denys Arcand,
Denys Arcand
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: Koch Lorber Films
: Foreign, Canada
: 102 min.
: English, French
: English
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A rousing "he said/she said" endeavor, Decline of the American Empire begins by separating the boys from the girls. Preparing a gourmet dinner, four male intellectuals begin trading stories of their sexual experiences. At the same time, four well-read women, all working out in a gym, exchange their own tales from the love front. The film is set in the lofty circles of academia, a world well known to Canadian director Denys Arcand. The anecdotes related herein are based on actual events in the lives of Arcand's professorial friends. There's nothing bookish, however, about the subject matter of the stories themselves, which ranges from mild philandering to S & M. Decline of the American Empire was the winner of eight Canadian "genie" awards (that's the above-the-border equivalent of the Oscar), including Best Picture. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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| Smart, engaging
by GHecht
November 17, 2004 - 5:10 PM PST
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3 out of 5 members found this review helpful
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| A film with brains for brains -- more relevant now than ever |
| Tedious and unengaging
by ESanders
October 15, 2004 - 9:06 AM PDT
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1 out of 9 members found this review helpful
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| This movie is awful, and not even bad in a good way. I struggled to last 30 minutes into it hoping it would get good. Do yourself a favor and do not bother with this. The dialog is forced, the characters are not interesting, and I failed to see the point if there was one........ |
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