Directing
Denys Arcand
- Titles
- 56movies12TV shows
- Career
Active from 1959 to 2023, busiest in 1964 with 6 main titles.
- Directed
- 32titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- 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
- Quebec History 2
- Canadian History 2
- Quebecois Cinema 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Family Saga 2
- French Canadian 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
Rémy GirardActorThe Fall of the American Empire, The Barbarian Invasions, The Decline of the American Empire, Jesus of Montreal, The Crime of Ovide Plouffe, +1 more
Yves JacquesActorAn Eye for Beauty, The Barbarian Invasions, The Decline of the American Empire, Jesus of Montreal, The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Michel BraultCinematographerBetween Sweet and Salt Water, Montreal Stories, Alone or with Others, Jusqu'au cou, Ville-Marie
Bernard GosselinEditorBetween Sweet and Salt Water, Alone or with Others, The Road to the West, Québec 1603 - Samuel de Champlain, Ville-Marie- IIsabelle DedieuEditorDays of Darkness, An Eye for Beauty, The Barbarian Invasions, Stardom, Jesus of Montreal
Pierre CurziActorThe Fall of the American Empire, The Barbarian Invasions, 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 DostieCinematographerGina, Cotton Mill, Treadmill, Dirty Money, Réjeanne Padovani
Dominique MichelActorThe Barbarian Invasions, The Decline of the American Empire, The Crime of Ovide Plouffe- MMonique FortierEditorThe Decline of the American Empire, The Crime of Ovide Plouffe, Ville-Marie
Stéphane VenneDirectorAlone or with Others, East of Eaton, Jusqu'au cou
Movies and TV shows
252020s
1 title · average score 71
71
Testament (2023)
Director, Screenplay
2010s
3 titles · average score 46
63
The Fall of the American Empire (2018)
Writer, Director
Burghers of Vancouver (2016)
Writer, Director
30
An Eye for Beauty (2014)
Writer, Director
2000s
3 titles · average score 50
43
Days of Darkness (2007)
Screenplay, Director
69
The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
as Unionist (uncredited)
38
Stardom (2000)
Writer, Director
1990s
3 titles · average score 55
Ma soeur, mon amour (1992)
Screenplay
55
Montreal Stories (1991)
as Denys Arcand
Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1991)
Screenplay, Director
1980s
4 titles · average score 69
73
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
as Juge
61
The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
Director, Screenplay
67
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (1984)
Director, Scenario Writer
75
Comfort and Indifference (1982)
Writer, Director
1970s
2 titles · average score 68
68
Réjeanne Padovani (1973)
as Sam Tannebaum's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Quebec: Duplessis and After... (1972)
as Narrator
1960s
9 titles · average score 76
The Road to the West (1965)
Director, Writer
Champlain (1964)
Director, Writer
Jusqu'au cou (1964)
Writer
Québec 1603 - Samuel de Champlain (1964)
Director, Writer
Alone or with Others (1962)
Writer, Director