Les invasions barbares

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During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 50 wins & 37 nominations total

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I read a lot of comments about the performance of the son in the movie, it's even more impressive when you know that the guy who played the son (Stephane Rousseau) is a stand up comic, whose only previous experience as an actor was in very bad, low budget comedy (Les dangereux).

I also read a lot of comments, from people from other countries, wondering if the Canadian health care is that bad? Well I'm from Quebec and if I had seen this movie last year I would have thought that it was a bit exaggerated but I saw it last night, after I had to go to the emergency last June for heart problems and when I saw the scenes in the hospital's corridor, I just relived what I experienced back then. I spent 4 days parked in a corridor, trying to sleep with lights on 24 hours a day, people working, circulating and nurses or doctors examining me in front of everybody. Believe me it's that bad!!

By the way it's a great movie, subtitles doesn't do it justice.

cloutma
Jul 16, 2004
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Trivia
It is the first sequel ever to win the Best Foreign Language Film award at the Oscars.

Goofs
The position of the cars outside the window changes when Sébastien first meets Nathalie in the restaurant.

Quotes
Rémy: [in French] Contrary to belief, the 20th century wasn't that bloody. It's agreed that wars caused 100 million deaths. Add 10 million for the Russian gulags. The Chinese camps, we'll never know, but say 20 million. So 130, 145 million dead. Not all that impressive. In the 16th century, the Spanish and Portuguese managed, without gas chambers or bombs, to slaughter 150 million Indians in Latin America. With axes! That's a lot of work, sister. Even if they had church support, it was an achievement. So much so tha the Dutch, English, French, and later Americans followed their lead and butchered another 50 million. 200 million dead in all! The greatest massacre in history took place right here. And not the tiniest holocaust museum. The history of mankind is a history of horrors.

Alternate versions
The movie exists in the wide-release 98-minute international version and also a "112-minute version" available on DVD.

Connections
Edited from La fille des marais (1949)

Soundtracks
L'Amitié
Music by Gérard Bourgeois
Lyrics by Jean-Max Rivière
Performed by Françoise Hardy
(c) 1965 by éditions Alpha
(p) 1965 Disques Vogue
By kind permission of BMG France