Denys Arcand’s “The Barbarian Invasions”–a sometimes bleak, sometimes acid, funny dramatic comedy about friendship and death–takes place in a crowded Canadian hospital and in a retreat on drowsily ...

Rémy, divorced and in his fifties, is in hospital. His ex-wife, Louise, puts through an urgent call to their son, Sébastien, who lives in London. Sébastien hesitates – his father and he have had ...

One of the few widely acclaimed Cannes competition entries has secured U.S. distribution. Denys Arcand’s “The Barbarian Invasions” (Les Invasions Barbares), which won two awards on the closing night ...

TORONTO, May 1 (UPI) -- "Barbarian Invasions," already an Oscar-winner, triumphed Saturday at Canada's major awards ceremony. The French-language film about a dying man coming to terms with life, his ...

The film won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2004 and garnered several awards at Cannes in 2003 Directed by French-Canadian director Denys Arcand, The Barbarian Invasions (2003) will screen ...

In the world of Quebecois filmmaker Denys Arcand, baby-boomer intellectuals are fascinating people, particularly to themselves. In fact, they’re their own best audience. Arcand’s intellectuals no ...

Rémy, divorced and in his fifties, is in hospital. His ex-wife, Louise, puts through an urgent call to their son, Sébastien, who lives in London. Sébastien hesitates – his father and he have had ...