

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
82010s
3 titles · average score 51

Kiss Me With All Your Love (2016)
as Édouard Montpetit
30
An Eye for Beauty (2014)
Writer, Director
71
Barney's Version (2010)
as Maitre'D at Ritz
2000s
1 title · average score 69
69
The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
as Unionist (uncredited)
1990s
1 title · average score 83
83
Léolo (1992)
as Director
1980s
1 title · average score 73
73
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
as Juge
1970s
2 titles · average score 65
62
Gina (1975)
Director, Editor
68
Réjeanne Padovani (1973)
as Sam Tannebaum's Bodyguard (uncredited)