Canadian Movie @ the Alliance
Movie buffs and those of you interested in the French language and culture, make sure to catch the screening of Canadian Oscar-winning (Best Foreign Language 2004) movie Les Invasions Barbares. More on the film at IMDB and see the synopsis below – free entry.
Les Invasions Barbares
Fri 10 August 2007
6pm
Language: French – English subtitles
Not suitable for persons under the age of 16 years
Free entrance
Venue: Alliance Française of Johannesburg
17 Lower Park Drive corner Kerry Road
Parkview (opposite Zoo Lake)
For more information:
011 646 1169
culture.jhb@alliance.org.za
Les invasions barbares
Rémy, divorced, in his early fifties, is hospitalized. His ex-wife Louise immediately asks their son Sébastien, now enjoying a successful career in London, to come home. Sébastien hesitates; after all, he and his father haven’t had much to say to one another in years. He relents, however, and flies to Montréal with his French fiancée. Upon his arrival, Sébastien stops at nothing to obtain a clear picture of his father’s state of health and help make things easier for him during the difficult times ahead. He uses his wits, cajoles his family and friends, shakes up the system and even resorts to bribery in order to bring a greater measure of comfort – and happiness – to his father’s life. In the meantime, relatives, friends and lovers stop by Rémy’s bedside to offer their support, settle their accounts… and reflect on their own lives. Seventeen years later, the decline of the american empire continues…
Rémy, divorcé, la cinquantaine, est à l’hôpital. Son ex-femme Louise rappelle d’urgence leur fils Sébastien, installé à Londres. Ce dernier hésite, son père et lui n’ont plus rien à se dire depuis longtemps. Finalement, il accepte de revenir à Montréal pour aider sa mère et soutenir son père.
Dès son arrivée, Sébastien remue ciel et terre, joue de ses relations, bouscule le système de toutes les manières possibles pour adoucir les épreuves qui attendent Rémy. Il ramène aussi au chevet de Rémy la joyeuse bande qui a marqué son passé : parents, amis et anciennes maîtresses.
Que sont-ils devenus à l’heure des “invasions barbares” ? L’irrévérence, l’amitié et la truculence sont-elles toujours au rendez-vous ? L’humour, l’épicurisme, le désir peuplent-ils toujours leurs rêves ? A l’heure des invasions barbares, le déclin de l’empire américain continue…
