The Barbarian Invasions

Name: The Barbarian Invasions
Director: Denys Arcand
Released: 2003
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Rémy Girard, Dorothée Berryman, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze, Marina Hands

2003 · 99 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 30,501 VOTES · DIR. Denys Arcand

Overview

In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', middle-aged Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is dying of liver cancer. His ex-wife, Louise, asks their estranged son, Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the Canadian healthcare system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the bitter end, while reuniting some of Remy's old friends, including Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude, who return to see their friend before he passes on.

Dialogue Timeline — 830 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:23 For my daughter MingXia

00:05:06 My darling!

00:09:22 We can't be certain, but the margin of error is almost nil.

00:13:05 He called your teachers every month all through school.

00:16:37 So you're with Lloyd's of London?

00:19:36 What? -My computer.

00:22:28 Yes, it's been a long time.

00:26:10 How are you, you lusty sinner? -Better!

00:29:25 I'll have to try the discos.

00:33:03 So call whenever you like, at any time.

00:37:29 You located Olivier in two days. Nice going.

00:40:31 It smells. Have you been smoking? -Not on your life. I light a candle and meditate.

00:43:05 So that explains the rise in the level of the St. Lawrence River.

00:46:52 I was replaced by a TA within 48 hours. The dean neglected to say goodbye.

00:51:29 When you realize it's for the last time.

00:55:45 In other words, this is all absolutely worthless.

00:58:55 I don't want it.

01:01:41 Yes. There's an old cowboy I invite over to shake my bush.

01:05:27 That's heavy, man. -We had a deal. I'm counting on you.

01:08:30 No news from Sylvaine?

01:11:45 Demonstructionists. -Is there an "ism" we haven't worshipped.

01:15:01 It's a miracle you're not dumber.

01:20:33 I'm scared.

130:01:03 Not all that impressive.

Cast & Characters

Rémy Girard Rémy Dorothée Berryman Louise Stéphane Rousseau Sébastien Marie-Josée Croze Nathalie Marina Hands Gaëlle Johanne-Marie Tremblay Sister Constance Lazure Pierre Curzi Pierre Citrouillard Yves Jacques Claude Louise Portal Diane Leonard Dominique Michel Dominique St. Arnaud

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed830

Dialogue density8.4 lines / min

First line00:00:23

Final line130:01:03

Production Record

DirectorDenys Arcand

LanguageFrench

Budget$8,000,000

Revenue$34,883,010

IMDb votes30,501