The Decline of the American Empire
1986 · 101 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 8,894 VOTES · DIR. Denys Arcand
Overview
Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Remy (married), Claude (a homosexual), Pierre (involved with a girlfriend) and Alain (a bachelor) discuss sex, the female body and their affairs with them. Meanwhile, their four female guests, Louise (Remy's wife of 15 years), Dominique (a spinster), Diane (a divorcée) and Danielle (Pierre's girlfriend) are spending the time at a downtown health gym. They also discuss sex, the female body and, naturally, men. Later in the evening, they finally meet at the country house and have dinner. A ninth guest, named Mario, who used to know Diane, drops in on the group for some talk and has a surprise of his own.
Dialogue Timeline — 293 lines
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01:14:38 That's what l like about histoy, it's so reassuring.
01:15:34 Gabriel's trumpet...
01:16:10 Oh, sory.
01:17:12 the work week is getting shoner...
01:18:12 salvation lies in communications...
01:19:00 Thank you, Dominique StArnaud.
01:19:49 to live all alone...
01:21:03 l don't know, say...
01:22:01 Would we see the missiles in a nuclearwar?
01:22:54 l'll take 2.
01:23:56 Having to listen to heavy metal...
01:24:45 You never understand.
01:25:21 l wanted to get back at her.
01:25:56 Tomorrow.
01:27:02 he's screwed all Montréal.
01:27:40 That's irresistible.
01:31:36 the hour of seagrey light.
01:33:45 God, you're soaking.
01:34:37 l love you so much.
01:35:20 touch me.
01:35:57 But l got this from her!
01:36:29 You can sense these things.
01:37:09 Two afternoons...