Seventeen years after Denys Arcand arrived on the international scene with his BIG CHILL-esque drama THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE, the Quebecois auteur reunited much of the original cast for a belated sequel. But instead of a tightly knit ensemble piece, this film is focused on a single character: Rémy (Rémy Girard), the history professor whose marriage to Louise (Dorothée Berryman) collapsed under the weight of his continual adultery. It's been 15 years since Louise threw him out, but she's once again at his side, at least temporarily: Rémy is seriously ill, and the prognosis doesn't look good. Louise contacts their son, Sébastien (Stéphane Rousseau), now a h...
Released:
2003
Rated:
R
Length:
95 mins