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Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), French, Dubbed
A provacative story that reunites a dyinig man with his family,ex-lovers and old friends.
"A deeply felt celebration of life!" New York Daily News
"A smart, sexy feast..." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"...a movie with brains, indignation, irony and idealism..." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Editor's Note
Denys Arcand delivers a beautiful film with THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS, the story of a man on his deathbed who is joined by his distant son and all his closest friends throughout the last--wonderful and loving--days of his life. In this follow-up to 1986's THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE, the same characters reappear. Now Remy (Remy Girard), the horny history teacher, is hospitalized and in pain. But at the urging of his wife, Louise (Dorothee Berryman), Remy's son Sebastian (Stephane Rousseau) comes to his aid. Sebastian is a banker who tosses cash around, paying hospital administrators, union workers, Remy's former students, and even a local heroin dealer, to help make his father's last days as comfortable as possible. Along with this financial commitment also comes love, and the relationship between this father and son is touching.The sometimes raucous and comic mood of the film, generated by perverted stories and silly jokes, stands in striking contrast to this serious story of life, sickness, and dying. But it is that balance, kept neatly in check by Arcand, that makes THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS a truly great cinematic feat, as well as a thoroughly enjoyable viewing experience.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English | | Widescreen Presentation |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 5/31/2005 |
| Running Time: 99 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 3596203 | | UPC: 00786936242782 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: French | | Available Audio Tracks: English (unspecified), English [CC], English Dubbed, French | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Cannes Film Festival (2003) |  | Marie-Josee Croze, Winner, Best Actress | | Denys Arcand, Winner, Best Screenplay |
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| | Professional Reviews | Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...Girard and Marie-Josee Croze bring piercing insight to their portrayals..." 11/01/2003 p.116-18Rolling Stone
"...Remy Girard gives a hilariously scrappy performance....The Oscar for best foreign film belongs right here..." 11/27/2003 p.103 Los Angeles Times
"...Generous-spirited and bracing....A rueful comic drama about attempting to make sense of one's life..." 11/21/2003 p.C6 Entertainment Weekly
"...Arcand generates a mood of wistful tranquility..." 11/28/2003 p.100 USA Today
"[T]his is a smart piece of work." 11/21/2003 p.1E Chicago Sun-Times
"[A] movie with brains, indignation, irony and idealism -- a film about people who think seriously, and express themselves with passion." 12/19/2003 p.39 Uncut
"A moving, note-perfect Oscar-winner." 09/01/2004 p.136 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 6 of 10
...although the specter of death hovers over the entire film, it is neither a grim nor a depressing - James Berardinelli
San Francisco Chronicle 7 of 10
...despite a too-neat feel to the movie's final third, Arcand's groundwork is in place, and what unf - Mick Lasalle
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