The Barbarian Invasions
The Barbarian Invasions French Les Invasions barbares is a 2003 CanadianFrench comedydrama film written and directed by Denys Arcand. It is the sequel to Arcands earlier film The Decline of the American Empire and is followed by Days of Darkness. The film was produced by companies from both Canada and France, including Telefilm Canada, Socit RadioCanada and Canal. It was released in 2003 and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004.
The plot revolves around the character Rmys battle with terminal cancer, and the efforts of Sbastien, his estranged son to make his dying father more comfortable in his last days. Finally the father and son travel to Vermont in the United States to receive medical care.Sbastien, at the request of Rmys exwife Louise, has reluctantly returned from London where he has a successful career in quantitative finance anathema to his fathers socialist persuasions. However, this background helps Sbastien to navigate and manipulate Quebecs healthcare system portrayed as somewhat overloaded in the film to secure better care for his father. In the process, he also gathers the various other friends and family members from Rmys past who come to visit and comfort him. During Rmys last days, he and his friends travel to the cottage of the first film, and discuss philosophy, politics, and past sexual and intellectual exploits. ........
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