The Barbarian invasions ( Les invasions barbares in French ) is a French-Canadian film directed by Denys Arcand in the year 2003. It is a drama with dyes of comedy, sequel of The decline of the American empire and happened, in turn, by The age of ignorance . It stars Rémy Girard , Stéphane Rousseau , Marie-Josée Croze and Dorothée Berryman .
The feature film was produced by companies from both Canada and France , including Téléfilm Canada , Société Radio-Canada and Canal + . It premiered on May 21, 2003 at theCannes Film Festival , where it received the award for Best Screenplay and Best Female Performance. 1
Argument
A man with advanced cancer has difficulty accepting the reality of his impending death and finding a moment of peace before the end, especially because he has reason to regret certain aspects of his past. His son - from whom he had distanced himself - his ex-wife, his ex-lovers and his old friends will go to join him to share his last moments
Awards
Oscar 2003
| Prize | Person | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Denys Arcand | Candidate |
BAFTA 2003
| Prize | Person | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best Non-English Film | Candidate | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Denys Arcand | Candidate |
Awards César
| Prize | Person | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best film | Winner | |
| Best director | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Best actress revelation | Marie-Josée Croze | Winner |
Festival of Cannes
| Prize | Person | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best actress | Marie-Josée Croze | Winner |
| Best screenplay | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Golden palm | Denys Arcand | Candidate |
References
- Back to top↑ «Award 2003» . Festival of Cannes (in English and French) . Retrieved on February 24, 2011 .