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Apr 15, 2016 · How acclaimed filmmaker Denys Arcand went from earning an Oscar nomination for the screenplay of “The Barbarian Invasions” to writing the truly execrable script for “An Eye for Beauty” is ...
Nov 15, 2023 · Denys Arcand has a thing for history. It’s evident from just a glance at the titles of his most celebrated films — his Oscar-nominated sex comedy, The Decline of the American Empire (1986) and its Oscar-winning sequel, The Barbarian Invasions (2003).
May 30, 2019 · In the opening scene of “The Fall of the American Empire,” written and directed by the veteran French-Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand, a young philosopher Pierre Paul (Alexandre Landry) waxes ...
As a young man, Denys Arcand had his heart set on history. He fell into cinema by happenstance, only to become Quebec's most famous director--a winner several times over at Cannes and recipient of the 2003 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. His beginnings wer auspicious. While making a student ...
On the occasion of the launch of the NFB’s DVD box set L’oeuvre documentaire intégrale de Denys Arcand 1962-1981, Isabelle Morissette meets with Denys Arcand on the subject of On est au coton and the influence that the documentary has had on his creative process.
Nov 8, 2023 · Veteran Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand, on the set of his 2023 satire “Testament” a critique of cancel culture that turns into a sweet romance.
Further Reading. Denys Arcand, Les Invasions barbares (Boréal, 2003). George Melnyk, One Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema (University of Toronto Press, 2004). Michel Coulombe and Marcel Jean, ed., Le dictionnaire du cinéma québécois, 4th ed. (2006).
