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The Barbarian Invasions
(Les Invasions barbares)
A professor dying of cancer reunites with old acquaintances and reflects on the importance of friendship.
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- Canada (Quebec), France • 2003
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze, Dorothée Berryman, Louise Portal, Dominique Michel
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
The Decline of the American Empire
(Le déclin de l'empire américain)
Four men and four women, all professors at the University of Montreal, discuss their sex lives at a dinner in the country.
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- Canada (Quebec) • 1986
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Dominique Michel, Dorothée Berryman, Louise Portal, Pierre Curzi, Rémy Girard, Yves Jacques
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Fall of the American Empire
(La chute de l'empire américain)
A truck driver tries to outrun both the law and local gang after he steals money from a crime scene.
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- Canada (Quebec) • 2018
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Alexandre Landry, Maripier Morin, Rémy Girard, Louis Morissette, Maxim Roy, Pierre Curzi
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
An Eye for Beauty
(Le Règne de la beauté)
A young architect's life begins to falls apart when he meets a woman on a business trip.
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- Canada (Quebec) • 2014
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Éric Bruneau, Mélanie Thierry, Melanie Merkosky, Marie-Josée Croze, Mathieu Quesnel, Michel Forget
- Genre Drama
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Hoopla
Stardom
Celebrity comes at a cost.
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- Canada (Quebec), France • 2000
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Jessica Paré, Dan Aykroyd, Charles Berling, Robert Lepage, Camilla Rutherford, Thomas Gibson
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV
Comfort and Indifference
(Le confort et l'indifférence)
A documentary exploring the history and consequences of the 1980 Quebec referendum.
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- Canada • 1982
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Jean-Pierre Ronfard, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, René Lévesque, Jean Chrétien, Jean Drapeau, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Réjeanne Padovani
A corrupt construction contractor's dinner party gets interrupted by a public protest and a sudden visit from his ex-wife.
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- Canada • 1973
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Jean Lajeunesse, Pierre Thériault, Frédérique Collin, Roger Le Bel, Luce Guilbeault, Margot Mackinnon
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Cotton Mill, Treadmill
(On est au coton)
An investigation of the difficult working conditions in Quebec's textile industry.
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- Canada • 1970
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Québec: Duplessis and After ...
(Québec : Duplessis et après...)
A documentary exploring Quebec's Quiet Revolution and juxtaposing the province's 1936 and 1970 electoral campaigns.
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- Canada • 1972
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Jesus of Montreal
(Jésus de Montréal)
A small-time actor is tasked with modernizing a passion play at a Catholic Church, with dramatic consequences.
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- Canada (Quebec), France • 1989
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Rémy Girard, Robert Lepage, Gilles Pelletier
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Spamflix, Kanopy
Poverty and Other Delights
(Joyeux Calvaire)
Two homeless men roam the streets of Montreal in search of their friend.
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- Canada • 1996
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Lorne Brass, Gaston Lepage, Benoît Brière, André Melançon, Patrice Dubois, Jean-Louis Martin
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603
A short documentary on the life of Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec.
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- Canada • 1964
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast
- Genre Animation, Documentary, History
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Days of Darkness
(L'âge des ténèbres)
A disillusioned government functionary in Montreal tries to turn his life around when his wife suddenly leaves to work in Toronto.
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- Canada (Quebec), France • 2007
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Marc Labrèche, Sylvie Léonard, Diane Kruger, Caroline Néron, Rufus Wainwright, Macha Grenon
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Dirty Money
(La maudite galette)
A Canadian satire of American crime films in which ordinary people murder, rob, and torture one another with casual abandon.
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- Canada (Quebec) • 1972
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Marcel Sabourin, René Caron, Luce Guilbeault, J. Léo Gagnon, Jean-Pierre Saulnier, Gabriel Arcand
- Genre Action, Comedy, Crime
- Available on Apple TV
Ville-Marie
(Les Montréalistes)
A short film retelling the history of Montreal.
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- Canada • 1965
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Alone or with Others
(Seul ou avec d'autres)
A docufiction following a freshman at the University of Montreal and her relationship with an older student.
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- Canada • 1962
- Director Denys Arcand, Denis Héroux, Stéphane Venne
- Cast Michelle Boulizon, Nicole Braun, André Dubois, Serge Grenier, Marc Laurendeau
- Genre Documentary, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Love & Human Remains
Young adults navigate sexuality and independence as a serial killer roams the streets of their city.
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- Canada (Quebec) • 1994
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Thomas Gibson, Ruth Marshall, Cameron Bancroft, Mia Kirshner, Joanne Vannicola, Matthew Ferguson
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV
Gina
A stripper hires a criminal duo to hunt down her rapists.
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- Canada • 1975
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Céline Lomez, Claude Blanchard, Frédérique Collin, Serge Thériault, Gabriel Arcand, Louise Cuerrier
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Champlain
A documentary recounting the life of Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec.
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- Canada (Quebec) • 1964
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on No streaming locations found.
La route de l'Ouest
A documentary exploring the history of European presence in Canada.
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- Canada • 1965
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Christian Delmas
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Apple TV
Montreal Stories
(Montréal vu par…)
A collection of six short films dedicated to the city of Montreal.
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- Canada (Quebec) • 1991
- Director Denys Arcand, Patricia Rozema, Atom Egoyan, Léa Pool, Michel Brault, Jacques Leduc
- Cast Jacques Allard, Denys Arcand, Barbara Arsenault, Nancy Arsenault, Philippe Ayoub, Paule Baillargeon
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Volleyball
A short documentary covering volleyball matches between the American and Soviet Olympic teams.
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- Canada • 1966
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Atlantic Parks
(Parcs atlantiques)
A boy and a girl fall in love while exploring three of Canada's national parks.
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- Canada • 1967
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Montréal un jour d'été
A short film showcasing the simplicities of everyday life in Montreal on a fresh summer day.
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- Canada (Quebec) • 1965
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
(Le crime d'Ovide Plouffe)
A man accused of murdering his wife by exploding her plane is arrested and put on trial.
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- Canada (Quebec) • 1984
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Gabriel Arcand, Anne Létourneau, Pierre Curzi, Jean Carmet, Serge Dupire, Donald Pilon
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Testament
A 70-year-old archivist fed up with political correctness in Canada sets out to make new relationships.
- Canada • 2023
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Rémy Girard, Sophie Lorain, Marie-Mai, Yves Jacques, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Robert Lepage
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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