During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.
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★★★★★
I rented this movie last weekend. Not having heard anything about it, I was prepared for a middling effort and some mild entertainment.
I have to say that I was happily surprised by the quality of this film. It is a very moving piece. It touched upon so many...
★★★★★
A life of wine, women, and, no, not song, but left-wing causes, has left Remy (Remy Girard) pretty much alone and dying from cancer.
Writer/Director Denys Arcand gives us a film that dispels the myth that we will all die a happy death.
Remy's son Sebastien (...
★★★★★
Arcand's multilayered 'Les Invasions Barbares' is a poignant comedy satire. The multiple sides of the film include:
The political side: a criticism of capitalism and socialism.
The human/social side: A dysfunctional family reunite and are confronted with the...
★★★★★
I recently watched this film and was very impressed. The screenplay, acting and directing were all top-notch. It was at times funny, sad, tragic and thought-provoking. It touches on everything from drug-use, Canadian medicare, the child-father relationship and...
★★★★★
I have never been a fan of Canadian cinema because it was generally soaked with the sort of contrived politically correct sexual and social attitudes of which the conformist majority was already a proponent. Thus, Canadian films tended to be "pop-Canadian-cult...
