Directing
Denys Arcand
- Titles
- 59movies12TV shows
- Career
Active from 1959 to 2023, busiest in 1964 with 6 main titles.
- Directed
- 32titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Léolo83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.4average 5.2
- Satire & Parody4.3average 2.3
- Social Commentary6.8average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Eroticism3.1average 1.8
- Politics3.9average 2.6
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.2, average 5.1
- Violence2.7, average 4.3
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
- Historical1.2, average 2.6
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
- Family Saga 2
- Historical Drama 2
- French Canadian Cinema 2
- Canadian History 2
- Quebec History 2
- Quebecois Cinema 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Guy DufauxCinematographerDays of Darkness, The Barbarian Invasions, Stardom, The Decline of the American Empire, Jesus of Montreal, +3 more
Michel BraultActorBetween Sweet and Salt Water, From Office to Box-Office, Montreal Stories, Alone or with Others, Jusqu'au cou, +1 more
Rémy GirardActorThe Barbarian Invasions, The Fall of the American Empire, The Decline of the American Empire, Jesus of Montreal, The Crime of Ovide Plouffe, +1 more
Yves JacquesActorThe Barbarian Invasions, An Eye for Beauty, The Decline of the American Empire, Jesus of Montreal, The Crime of Ovide Plouffe- IIsabelle DedieuEditorDays of Darkness, The Barbarian Invasions, An Eye for Beauty, Stardom, Jesus of Montreal
Bernard GosselinEditorBetween Sweet and Salt Water, Alone or with Others, Québec 1603 - Samuel de Champlain, The Road to the West, Ville-Marie
Pierre CurziActorThe Barbarian Invasions, The Fall of the American Empire, The Decline of the American Empire, The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Gabriel ArcandActorThe Decline of the American Empire, The Crime of Ovide Plouffe, Gina, Dirty Money
Alain DostieWriterGina, Cotton Mill, Treadmill, Dirty Money, Réjeanne Padovani
Dominique MichelActorThe Barbarian Invasions, The Decline of the American Empire, The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Paule BaillargeonActorGina, From Office to Box-Office, Montreal Stories- MMarguerite DuparcEditorPigs Are Seldom Clean, Dirty Money, Réjeanne Padovani
Movies and TV shows
302020s
1 title · average score 71
71
Testament (2023)
Director, Screenplay
2010s
3 titles · average score 46
62
The Fall of the American Empire (2018)
Director, Writer
Burghers of Vancouver (2016)
Director, Writer
30
An Eye for Beauty (2014)
Director, Writer
2000s
3 titles · average score 59
66
Days of Darkness (2007)
Director, Screenplay
74
The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
as Unionist (uncredited)
38
Stardom (2000)
Director, Writer
1990s
4 titles · average score 64
69
Love & Human Remains (1994)
Director
55
Montreal Stories (1991)
as Denys Arcand
Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1991)
Director, Screenplay
1980s
4 titles · average score 71
73
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
as Juge
70
The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
Screenplay, Director
66
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (1984)
Director, Scenario Writer
75
Comfort and Indifference (1982)
Director, Writer
1970s
6 titles · average score 67
62
Gina (1975)
Director, Editor
71
Réjeanne Padovani (1973)
as Sam Tannebaum's Bodyguard (uncredited)
70
Dirty Money (1972)
as Un détective
Quebec: Duplessis and After... (1972)
as Narrator
Cotton Mill, Treadmill (1970)
Director
1960s
8 titles
Atlantic Parks (1967)
Director, Editor
Volleyball (1966)
Editor, Director
The Road to the West (1965)
Director, Writer
Ville-Marie (1965)
Director
Montréal un jour d'été (1965)
Director, Producer
Québec 1603 - Samuel de Champlain (1964)
Writer, Director
Champlain (1964)
Director, Writer
Alone or with Others (1962)
Writer, Director
1950s
1 title
East of Eaton (1959)
Director