Portrait of Denys Arcand

Directing

Denys Arcand

Career

Active from 1959 to 2023, busiest in 1964 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Léolo
Léolo
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Denys Arcand Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Cynical Wit 2
  • Psychological Intensity 2
  • Quebec History 2
  • Canadian History 2
  • Quebecois Cinema 2
  • French Canadian Cinema 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 71
Testament
Testament (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

La plus belle province
La plus belle province (2022)

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

2010s

10 titles · average score 58
Forgotten Flowers
Forgotten Flowers (2019)

as Captain

The Fall of the American Empire
The Fall of the American Empire (2018)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

Le prix du paradis
Le prix du paradis (2017)

as Narrator

Kiss Me With All Your Love
Kiss Me With All Your Love (2016)

as Édouard Montpetit

Burghers of Vancouver
Burghers of Vancouver (2016)

Director, Writer

An Eye for Beauty
An Eye for Beauty (2014)
GoodWatch score 30

Writer, Director

Les pêcheurs
Les pêcheurs (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Denys Arcand

Les bobos
Les bobos (2012)

TV show · as Denys Arcand

Barney's Version
Barney's Version (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

as Maitre'D at Ritz

En audition avec Simon
En audition avec Simon (2010)

TV show · as Denys Arcand

2000s

6 titles · average score 60
From Office to Box-Office
From Office to Box-Office (2009)

as Denys Arcand

Days of Darkness
Days of Darkness (2007)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Director

Shooting Star
Shooting Star (2005)
GoodWatch score 62

as Propriétaire du bar

Lost & Profound
Lost & Profound (2005)

Producer

The Barbarian Invasions
The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

as Unionist (uncredited)

Stardom
Stardom (2000)
GoodWatch score 41

Writer, Director

1990s

6 titles · average score 69
Poverty and Other Delights
Poverty and Other Delights (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Love & Human Remains
Love & Human Remains (1994)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Ma soeur, mon amour
Ma soeur, mon amour (1992)

Screenplay

Léolo
Léolo (1992)
GoodWatch score 84

as Director

Montreal Stories
Montreal Stories (1991)
GoodWatch score 55

as Denys Arcand

Letters of a Portuguese Nun
Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1991)

Screenplay, Director

1980s

5 titles · average score 71
Jesus of Montreal
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
GoodWatch score 73

as Juge

Night Zoo
Night Zoo (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

as Man at peep-show

The Decline of the American Empire
The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Screenplay

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Scenario Writer

Comfort and Indifference
Comfort and Indifference (1982)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Director

1970s

8 titles · average score 67
The Struggle of Hospital Workers
The Struggle of Hospital Workers (1976)

Director

Gina
Gina (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Editor

La Tête de Normande St-Onge
La Tête de Normande St-Onge (1975)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jean-Paul

Réjeanne Padovani
Réjeanne Padovani (1973)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sam Tannebaum's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Pigs Are Seldom Clean
Pigs Are Seldom Clean (1973)

as Rocket

Dirty Money
Dirty Money (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

as Un détective

Quebec: Duplessis and After...
Quebec: Duplessis and After... (1972)

as Narrator

Cotton Mill, Treadmill
Cotton Mill, Treadmill (1970)

Director

1960s

14 titles · average score 77
Between Sweet and Salt Water
Between Sweet and Salt Water (1967)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer

Atlantic Parks
Atlantic Parks (1967)

Director, Editor

Volleyball
Volleyball (1966)

Director, Editor

The Road to the West
The Road to the West (1965)

Director, Writer

Ville-Marie
Ville-Marie (1965)

Director

Montréal un jour d'été
Montréal un jour d'été (1965)

Producer, Director

Québec 1603 - Samuel de Champlain
Québec 1603 - Samuel de Champlain (1964)

Director, Writer

Jusqu'au cou
Jusqu'au cou (1964)

Writer

Champlain
Champlain (1964)

Writer, Director

Parallels and the Great Sun
Parallels and the Great Sun (1964)

Writer

Supports and Suspensions
Supports and Suspensions (1964)

Writer

Alone or with Others
Alone or with Others (1962)

Director, Writer

1950s

1 title
East of Eaton
East of Eaton (1959)

Director