The Barbarian Invasions

The Barbarian Invasions

  • Director: Denys Arcand
  • Countries of origin: Canada, France
  • Language: French, English
  • Release date: March 5, 2004
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Invasion of the Barbarians
  • "Les invasions barbares" is a crime comedy directed by Denis Arcante and starring Rémy Girard , Marie-Josée Croze , Stephen Rousseau , etc. It was released in France on September 24, 2003.
    The film tells the story of a son who has settled in London and returns to Canada to try his best to relieve the pain of his cancer-stricken father   .

    Details

    • Release date March 5, 2004
    • Filming locations Memphremagog Lake, Estrie, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies Pyramide Productions, Cinémaginaire Inc., Astral Films

    Box office

    Budget

    CA$6,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $8,544,975

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $461,363

    Gross worldwide

    $34,883,010

    Movie reviews

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    • By Rosella 2022-12-25 12:20:56

      The Old Left's Straight Guy Cancer Fantasy

      France is the stronghold of leftists in Europe and even the Western world. Although the director of this film is in Quebec, he speaks French, so his thoughts are deeply influenced by France.

      Why do you say this movie is a big fantasy?

      First of all, the male protagonist is in his twilight years, and his time with cancer is running out. Who is the one who is by his side at this time, the wife of the original wife.

      And under the premise of countless cheating in his life, you...

    • By Abby 2022-12-13 19:45:19

      choose a way to die

      If I could, I would choose my way of dying - from a drug overdose. The romantic old man is still romantic and spent his last years with his group of friends. Is he happy? I don't think so, I just think he's satisfied. In the end, the relationship with their children and lovers is a portrayal of many husbands and fathers who are hedonistic families. I have to admit that they love their children and their families. However, I also have to admit that their way may be lovers, and children are...

    • By Theresa 2022-12-09 11:24:22

      before i die

      I thought: having a fart
      that stayed in my body for too long
      was like a mouse that got into a bellows and was in a
      hurry to get out ,

      just like someone tried and couldn't finish it ,
      but was suffocated by a bath of urine .
      I had a dream on a rainy morning
      and dreamed of drinking with the woman I loved.

      She threw away her youth and many cosmetics
      , except for a can of Coca-Cola.
      She used a slender straw to suck the
      rest of the food...

    • By Granville 2022-12-08 23:57:19

      White space is also wonderful

      Very special experience, not using "good" as a benchmark. The

      same theme is death, father and son and nostalgia, the clues are simple, and the emotional transition is similar, but this film also has a special attraction factor.

      A group of beautiful people in the father's circle Some of the old intellectuals remind me of the BLOOMSBURY Salon in England in the early 20th century. Writers, artists, aesthetics, scholars, and various literary and artistic intellectuals gathered...

    • By Ora 2022-12-08 21:35:20

      Crying for no apparent reason

      The fourth film in 2019. What I saw in Cai Lan's book, given that Cai Lan's style is a lively and wonderful person, so I believe that the movies he recommends are also good. It tells the story of a terminally ill father who spent the last days of his life in the company of his family and friends. The father's fascination and obsession with women when he was young led to the alienation of the children. In the last time, the children still did their best to forgive and accompany him to finish...

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    • By Kara 2023-08-22 08:31:55

      Although there is nothing to say in terms of technology, stories, etc., there are always movies that need to carry the function of...

    • By Cletus 2023-07-16 23:34:10

      112 minute version. Greedily rambling, stuffed with narcissistic vulgar cleverness, and a dual theme of family reconciliation and capitalist globalization, Summertime is much...

    • By Giles 2023-06-29 17:55:22

      Ideology means a strong story of warmth, and there is a stubbornness of sub-intellectuals. Ideal and reality, barbarism and civilization, people may not be able to understand the world in their lifetime, but they have all gone through their lives under the established rules. The director throws a lot of thinking on the audience, whether it is the story itself or the characters in the film, there is a lot of room for...

    • By Ellen 2023-06-09 23:33:30

      Watched it again in April 2011, marked "have to watch it again". Rewatched it today and forgot all about it. This time, I saw more, very rich meanings, not only about the relationship between father and son, but also about life, social, cultural and political thinking. The ending is intriguing. When a story ends, life does not end, as if a new story is about to...

    • By Orion 2023-05-26 20:50:10

      It seems to be a family relationship interpretation of the ethics of life and death, but it is also a savage and civilized encounter. Values ​​collide with anger, political and cultural chatter and laughter, and finally family relationships are reconciled and ideas are merged, condensing into a retrospective and nostalgic for an...

    Movie plot

    Remy, over 50, divorced his wife Louise and was hospitalized with cancer. Louise calls her son Sebastian, who lives in London, and asks him to come home. Sebastian hesitated, feeling even more embarrassed now that he and his father had been strangers for many years. After much consideration, he still decided to fly to Montreal, and his father needed more support. Sebastian's return has a huge impact on Remy, Louise and even their...
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    Piercing lens

    Continuity: The first time Sebastian meets Naseri at a restaurant, the position of the car outside the window changes.
    Sebastian explains to Remy that when he has to do it to survive, between shots, his tie is sometimes outside his shirt and sometimes inside.
    Geographical error: When Sebastian and Gary were on the plane preparing to fly back to London, the pilot reported that they would land at Heathrow at 7.45am. The plane can be seen...
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    Evaluation action

    As a comedy, "Les invasions barbares" has many laugh-out-loud details, but more places to ponder and move. (Sina Entertainment Review) 
    "Les invasions barbares" paints a perfect picture of the special connection between Quebec, Canada and France. (Comment by Jean-Jacques Aragon, French Minister of Culture) 
    Les invasions barbares can make audiences laugh and cry willingly. ("Rolling Stone" magazine review) "Les invasions barbares" in...
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    Movie quotes

    • Hospital Patient Assistant: [speaking English] Good morning, guys. Welcome to America.

      Rémy: [in English; sarcastic] Praise the Lord.

      Sébastien: [also sarcastic] Hallelujah.

    • Rémy: I wish that one day you will have a son like you.

    • Rémy: [in French] Contrary to belief, the 20th century wasn't that bloody. It's agreed that wars caused 100 million deaths. Add 10 million for the Russian gulags. The Chinese camps, we'll never know, but say 20 million. So 130, 145 million dead. Not all that impressive. In the 16th century, the Spanish and Portuguese managed, without gas chambers or bombs, to slaughter 150 million Indians in Latin America. With axes! That's a lot of work, sister. Even if they had church support, it was an achievement. So much so tha the Dutch, English, French, and later Americans followed their lead and butchered another 50 million. 200 million dead in all! The greatest massacre in history took place right here. And not the tiniest holocaust museum. The history of mankind is a history of horrors.