Denys Arcand

ActorDirectorWriterProducerEditor Jun 25 (age 84) Deschambault, Quebec, Canada 1959–2025 (66 year career)

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Biography

Georges-Henri Denys Arcand CC GOQ (born June 25, 1941) is a French-Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer based in Montreal, who crafts deeply personal and thought-provoking films, earning international acclaim. His career began with features like "Une Maudite Galette" (1972) and "Gina" (1975), exploring diverse narratives. "The Decline of the American Empire" (1986) depicted Quebecois intellectuals tackling issues of sexuality, success, and intimacy, winning critical acclaim, nine Ge…

Known For

Film

Barney's Version

Maitre'D at Ritz

Film

The Barbarian Invasions

Unionist (uncredited)

Film

Léolo

Director

Film

The Decline of the American Empire

Director

Film

The Fall of the American Empire

Director

Film

Jesus of Montreal

Juge

Film

Days of Darkness

Director

Film

Testament

Director

Filmography

Acting (41)

Movies (32)

À la lumière du soir

2025

as Self

Good Men

2024

as Self

At the End of Nothing at All

2024

as Self

Forgotten Flowers

as Captain

Le cri du rhinocéros

as Self

Le prix du paradis

as Narrator

Kiss Me With All Your Love

as Édouard Montpetit

Stealing Alice

Barney's Version

as Maitre'D at Ritz

Sodankylä Forever

as Self

Achieving the Unachievable

2007

as Self

5.0

Live Before the Letter

2006

as Self

Shooting Star

2005

as Propriétaire du bar

6.2

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

2004

as Self

5.0

The Barbarian Invasions

2003

as Unionist (uncredited)

7.0

Les héritiers du mouton noir

The Black Sheep

as Self

Léolo

as Director

Montreal Stories

as Denys Arcand

Jesus of Montreal

as Juge

The Magical Eye

as Self

Night Zoo

1987

as Man at peep-show

6.7

Cinéma, cinéma

1985

as Self

La Tête de Normande St-Onge

1975

as Jean-Paul

5.7

Réjeanne Padovani

1973

as Sam Tannebaum's Bodyguard (uncredited)

6.3

Pigs Are Seldom Clean

1973

as Rocket

Dirty Money

1972

as Un détective

7.0

Quebec: Duplessis and After...

1972

as Narrator

10.0

Mon oeil

1971

C'est pas la faute à Jacques Cartier

1968

as (uncredited)

Nominingue... depuis qu'il existe

1967

Le documentaire selon Denys Arcand

Television (9)

La plus belle province

2022

as Narrator (voice)

7.0

Ti-Mé Show

2015

as Self - Guest Star

Les pêcheurs

as Denys Arcand

Les bobos

as Denys Arcand

En audition avec Simon

2010

as Denys Arcand

Tout le monde en parle

2004

as Self

4.2

Viens voir les comédiens

2002

as Self

Nulle part ailleurs

1987

as Self

5.6

Spécial cinéma

1974

as Self

Crew (66)

Movies (62)

Testament

Director

Testament

Writer

The Fall of the American Empire

2018

Director

6.5

The Fall of the American Empire

2018

Writer

6.5

Burghers of Vancouver

2016

Director

Burghers of Vancouver

2016

Writer

An Eye for Beauty

Director

An Eye for Beauty

Writer

Days of Darkness

Director

Days of Darkness

Screenplay

Lost & Profound

Producer

The Barbarian Invasions

2003

Director

7.0

The Barbarian Invasions

Screenplay

Stardom

Director

Stardom

Writer

Poverty and Other Delights

Director

Love & Human Remains

Director

Ma soeur, mon amour

Screenplay

Montreal Stories

Director

Montreal Stories

Writer

Letters of a Portuguese Nun

1991

Director

Letters of a Portuguese Nun

1991

Screenplay

Jesus of Montreal

Director

Jesus of Montreal

Writer

The Decline of the American Empire

1986

Director

6.7

The Decline of the American Empire

1986

Screenplay

6.7

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

1984

Director

6.3

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

1984

Scenario Writer

6.3

Comfort and Indifference

1982

Director

7.1

Comfort and Indifference

1982

Writer

7.1

The Struggle of Hospital Workers

Director

Gina

Director

Gina

Editor

Réjeanne Padovani

Director

Réjeanne Padovani

Editor

Réjeanne Padovani

Writer

Dirty Money

Director

Quebec: Duplessis and After...

1972

Director

10.0

Quebec: Duplessis and After...

1972

Editor

10.0

Quebec: Duplessis and After...

1972

Writer

10.0

Cotton Mill, Treadmill

1970

Director

6.0

Between Sweet and Salt Water

Writer

Atlantic Parks

Director

Atlantic Parks

Editor

Volleyball

Director

Volleyball

1966

Editor

The Road to the West

1965

Director

The Road to the West

1965

Writer

Ville-Marie

1965

Director

Montréal un jour d'été

1965

Director

5.5

Montréal un jour d'été

1965

Producer

5.5

Québec 1603 - Samuel de Champlain

1964

Director

10.0

Québec 1603 - Samuel de Champlain

Writer

Jusqu'au cou

Writer

Champlain

Director

Champlain

Writer

Springboard to the Sun

1964

Writer

Supports and Suspensions

1964

Writer

Parallels and the Great Sun

1964

Writer

Alone or with Others

Director

Alone or with Others

Writer

East of Eaton

Director

Television (4)

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

1984

Director

1.0

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

1984

Screenplay

1.0

Empire, Inc.

1983

Director

Duplessis

1978

Writer