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Old 08-01-2005, 10:08 AM   #1 of 10
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Even More Directors Series - Volume Two - Denys Arcand


Another superb director, who seemingly wastes little time on flash (I've only seen three of his films, but two of these would make my Top 100 list).


Invasions barbares, Les (2003)
... aka The Barbarian Invasions (International: English title) (USA)
... aka Invasion of the Barbarians (International: English title)
Stardom (2000)
... aka 15 Moments (Canada: English title)
... aka Stardom (France)
... aka Stardom - Le culte de la célébrité (Canada: French title)
Joyeux Calvaire (1996)
... aka Poverty and Other Delights
Love & Human Remains (1993)
... aka Amour et restes humains (Canada: French title)
Montréal vu par... (1991) (segment "Vue d'ailleurs")
... aka Montreal Sextet
... aka Six variations sur un thème (Canada: French title: subtitle)
Jésus de Montréal (1989)
... aka Jesus of Montreal
Déclin de l'empire américain, Le (1986)
... aka The Decline of the American Empire (USA)
"Murder in the Family" (1985) (mini) TV Series
Crime d'Ovide Plouffe, Le (1984)
... aka Murder in the Family
... aka The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Confort et l'indifférence, Le (1982)
... aka Comfort and Indifference
... aka Québec et après
On est au coton (1976)
... aka Cotton Mill, Treadmill (Canada: English title)
Gina (1975)
... aka Stone Cold Revenge (USA: bootleg title)
Réjeanne Padovani (1973)
Québec: Duplessis et après... (1972)
... aka Québec: Duplessis and After... (Canada: English title)
Maudite galette, La (1972)
... aka Dirty Money
Parcs atlantiques (1967)
... aka Atlantic Parks (Canada: English title)
Volleyball (1966)
Montréalistes, Les (1965)
... aka Ville-Marie (Canada: English title)
Route de l'Ouest, La (1965)
Champlain (1964)
Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603 (1964)
Seul ou avec d'autres (1962)



Rank 'em, rate 'em, or just say you've never heard of him.



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Invasions barbares, Les (2003)
... aka The Barbarian Invasions (International: English title) (USA)
... aka Invasion of the Barbarians (International: English title)

Stardom (2000)
... aka 15 Moments (Canada: English title)
... aka Stardom (France)
... aka Stardom - Le culte de la célébrité (Canada: French title)
Joyeux Calvaire (1996)
... aka Poverty and Other Delights
Love & Human Remains (1993)
... aka Amour et restes humains (Canada: French title)
Montréal vu par... (1991) (segment "Vue d'ailleurs")
... aka Montreal Sextet
... aka Six variations sur un thème (Canada: French title: subtitle)
Jésus de Montréal (1989)
... aka Jesus of Montreal
Déclin de l'empire américain, Le (1986)
... aka The Decline of the American Empire (USA)

"Murder in the Family" (1985) (mini) TV Series
Crime d'Ovide Plouffe, Le (1984)
... aka Murder in the Family
... aka The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Confort et l'indifférence, Le (1982)
... aka Comfort and Indifference
... aka Québec et après
On est au coton (1976)
... aka Cotton Mill, Treadmill (Canada: English title)
Gina (1975)
... aka Stone Cold Revenge (USA: bootleg title)
Réjeanne Padovani (1973)
Québec: Duplessis et après... (1972)
... aka Québec: Duplessis and After... (Canada: English title)
Maudite galette, La (1972)
... aka Dirty Money
Parcs atlantiques (1967)
... aka Atlantic Parks (Canada: English title)
Volleyball (1966)
Montréalistes, Les (1965)
... aka Ville-Marie (Canada: English title)
Route de l'Ouest, La (1965)
Champlain (1964)
Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603 (1964)
Seul ou avec d'autres (1962)


Bolded films I've seen.


The Barbarian Invasions
Jesus of Montreal
The Decline of the American Empire



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Old 08-01-2005, 11:02 AM   #3 of 10
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Titles in RED are theatrical screenings

Denys Arcand
Jun 25, 1941 -

Days of Darkness (2007)
The Barbarian Invasions (2003) (Own the DVD)
Stardom (2000)
Poverty and Other Delights (1996)
Love & Human Remains (1993)
Montréal vu par... (1991) (segment "Vue d'ailleurs")
Jésus de Montréal (1989)
The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
Murder in the Family (1984)
Comfort and Indifference (1982)
Cotton Mill, Treadmill (1976)
Gina (1975)
Réjeanne Padovani (1973)
Québec: Duplessis and After... (1972)
Dirty Money (1972)
Atlantic Parks (1967)
Volleyball (1966)
Ville-Marie (1965)
La Route de l'Ouest (1965)
Champlain (1964)
Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603 (1964)
Seul ou avec d'autres (1962)

Seen 9
Own 1

Denys Arcand is the 14th director in this series that I've seen/met in person.




My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: Pretty Boy (1993,Carsten Sønder) 3/5, From the Edge of the City (1998,Constantine Giannaris) 3/5, The Holy Child (2001,Stéphane Clavier) 3/5, Boy's Choir (2000,Akira Ogata) 3/5, The Fire That Burns (1997,Christophe Malavoy) 4/5, Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008,Nicholas Stoller) 3/5, Ong-bak (2003,Prachya Pinkaew) 3/5, I Want to Live! (1958,Robert Wise) 2/5, Nancy Drew (2007,Andrew Fleming) 3/5, But Forever in My Mind (1999,Gabriele Muccino) 3/5, Death at a Funeral (2007,Frank Oz) 3/5, Pumpkinhead (1988,Stan Winston) 4/5, Beach Cafe (2001,Benoît Graffin) 2/5, 15 (2003,Royston Tan) 3/5, Lonely Boy (1962,Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor) 3/5

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Old 08-01-2005, 11:04 AM   #4 of 10
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The Barbarian Invasions - A (was my #2 or 3 film for 2003)

Own: 0

Been meaning to see Jesus of Montreal for a long time now. Also need to see The Decline of the American Empire.



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The Third Mother - B+ / The Mist - A
Diary of the Dead - B+ / The Invisible Man - B+
Inside - B / The Crazies - B
Lost Boys: The Tribe - C+ / The War of the Gargantuas - B


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Sadly, none of the various DVD releases seem to present JOM in its OAR.

Still, the film is great enough to at least warrant a rental...



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Old 08-01-2005, 12:10 PM   #6 of 10
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Never heard of, never seen.



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Old 08-01-2005, 12:50 PM   #7 of 10
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The Barbarian Invasions
Love & Human Remains (1993)
The Decline of the American Empire (USA)
Stardom (2000)

Seen the above, in order of ranking.
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