Denys Arcand
Canadian film director
2.17body-of-work score · ranked #486 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- June 25, 1941 · Deschambault-Grondines
- Nationality
- Canada
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1The Barbarian InvasionsLes Invasions barbares
2003 · Canada / France · drama, comedy
César Best Film winner 2004 · Sarris's annual top 10 2003 #1
1.252 citations - 2The Decline of the American EmpireLe Déclin de l'empire américain
1986 · Canada · drama, comedy
TIFF People's Choice winner 1986 · Sarris's annual top 10 1986 #7
0.922 citations
Complete filmography
All 21 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1962Alone or with Others
- 1965Les Montréalistes
- 1970On est au coton
- 1972Dirty Money
- 1972Québec : Duplessis and after...
- 1973Réjeanne Padovani
- 1975Gina
- 1976La Lutte des travailleurs d'hôpitaux
- 1981Le confort et l'indifférence
- 1984The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
- 1986The Decline of the American Empire
- 1989Jesus of Montreal
- 1991Montreal Stories
- 1993Love and Human Remains
- 1996Poverty and Other Delights
- 2000Stardom
- 2003The Barbarian Invasions
- 2007Days of Darkness
- 2014An Eye for Beauty
- 2018The Fall of the American Empire
- 2023Testament