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Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 86.2 / 100
1986·Comedy / Drama·1h 41m

THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE

“A spontaneously funny sex comedy!”

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.

Above the Line
Denys Arcand·DirectorDenys Arcand·ScreenplayCatherine Ruelle·WriterGuy Dufaux·Director of PhotographyFrançois Dompierre·Original Music ComposerMonique Fortier·Editor
Cast
Dominique Michel·DominiqueDorothée Berryman·LouiseLouise Portal·DianePierre Curzi·PierreRémy Girard·RémyYves Jacques·ClaudeGeneviève Rioux·DanielleDaniel Brière·AlainGabriel Arcand·MarioÉvelyn Regimbald·Theresa
Full Crew
(14 credits)
Directing· 1
Denys Arcand·Director
Writing· 8
Denys Arcand·ScreenplayCatherine Ruelle·WriterGabriel Arcand·WriterYvon Rivard·WriterLouise Vandelac·WriterJean-Claude Lauzon·WriterMark Blandford·WriterMonique Proulx·Writer
Camera· 1
Guy Dufaux·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Monique Fortier·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
François Dompierre·Original Music Composer
Production· 2
René Malo·ProducerRoger Frappier·Producer
By the Numbers
86.2
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
86%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$30M
ROI 1567%
Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Decline of the American Empire's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#3399CC
#006699
Mood
Playful, Suggestive
Composition
Split
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Painted

“The poster features two individuals, a man and a woman, seated against a bright blue sky and a deep blue ocean horizon. Both are wearing white clothing and hold”

comedydrama
Key Elements
BookStool
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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