The decline of the American empire

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Title:

The decline of the American empire

Author:

Arcand, Denys, 1941-

Edition:

[DVD version].

Publication Information:

Port Washington, NY : Koch Lorber, [2004]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Four university teachers gather to prepare a dinner. Remy is a married man, Claude a homosexual, Pierre has a girlfriend and Alain is a bachelor. Amongst them, they discuss sex, the female body and their affairs with them. Their dinner guests Louis, Dominique, Diane and Danielle are waiting at a health gym. They also discuss sex, the female body and, naturally, men. Later in the evening they meet and have dinner where candid conversations are brought out at the dinner table, where more revelations, confrontation - and sex - begin.

General Note:

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1986.

Special features: French trailer.

Language:

French

English

Reading Level:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Subject Term:

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Women -- Sexual behavior -- Drama.