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title: 'The Decline of the American Empire (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Denys Arcand'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-decline-of-the-american-empire-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090985/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Decline of the American Empire (1986)

1986 · 101 min · Drama, Comedy · Canada

Original title: Le Déclin de l'empire américain

## Synopsis

The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Canadian sex comedy-drama film directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Pierre Curzi and Dorothée Berryman. The film follows a group of intellectual friends from the University of Montreal history department as they engage in a long dialogue about their sexual affairs, touching on issues of adultery, homosexuality, group sex, BDSM and prostitution. A number of characters associate self-indulgence with societal decline.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Denys Arcand](https://cinepixo.com/people/denys-arcand)
- **Screenplay:** [Denys Arcand](https://cinepixo.com/people/denys-arcand)
- **Original Music Composer:** [François Dompierre](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-dompierre)
- **Producer:** [René Malo](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-malo), [Roger Frappier](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-frappier)
- **Director of Photography:** [Guy Dufaux](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-dufaux)
- **Editor:** [Monique Fortier](https://cinepixo.com/people/monique-fortier)

## Cast

- [Rémy Girard](https://cinepixo.com/people/remy-girard)
- [Lisette Guertin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisette-guertin)
- [Dorothée Berryman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothee-berryman)
- [Dominique Michel](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-michel)
- [Pierre Curzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-curzi)
- [Yves Jacques](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-jacques)
- [Daniel Brière](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-briere)
- [Évelyn Regimbald](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyn-regimbald)
- [Gabriel Arcand](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-arcand)
- [Ariane Frédérique](https://cinepixo.com/people/ariane-frederique)
- [Louise Portal](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-portal)
- [Geneviève Rioux](https://cinepixo.com/people/genevieve-rioux)

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