Les invasions barbares 2003
After seventeen years since the fall of the American Empire, the return to situations and relationships that brought to life Denis Arcand’s unforgettable film was extremely satisfying…and a group of ex-spouses with unstable economic, personal, and sexual politics emerging. In his early fifties, Remy, a divorced man, finds himself in the hospital. Sebastian hesitates; his father and the two of them can’t say much. But ruthless, he flies to Montreal to help his mother and support his father in his battle with cancer. The system pushes him in every way possible to alleviate the troubles awaiting him. Around his bed, he gathers a lively crew from his past, that is, relatives, friends, former lovers. Who were these people in the “barbarian invasions” era? Is the cheeky attitude, friendship, and mischief of those old days still intact? Does humor, lust, and desire still disturb you in your dreams? In the age of barbarian invasions, the collapse of the American Empire continues… Arcand’s new film stands out with its exciting, dedicated acting, vibrant imagery, sharp obscene wit, surprising intelligence, skepticism, innocence, sarcasm, and hope…
