This film is a kind of delayed sequel, or rather the end of the film "The Decline of the American Empire", the actors, in general, starred the same and even the characters are the same, but already aged. Remy, a university professor, learns that he has cancer and ends up in a "wonderful" (in fact, quite terrible) Canadian hospital.
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This film is a kind of delayed sequel, or rather the end of the film "The Decline of the American Empire", the actors, in general, starred the same and even the characters are the same, but already aged. Remy, a university professor, learns that he has cancer and ends up in a "wonderful" (in fact, quite terrible) Canadian hospital. His wife calls his son, who works in London, and the son, although initially unenthusiastic, comes with his fiancée. For some time it takes him to establish contact with his father, as it seemed lost in recent years, but then, on the advice of his mother, he gathers his closest friends near his father, arranges him in a separate room, while violating all possible rules and sparing no money, resorts to prohibited methods of treatment when it turns out that it is impossible to help. We observe the process of the death of the main character, which with such methods does not look very gloomy, although, of course, Remi is afraid of death, like all people, especially since all his life he lived an incorrigible womanizer and enjoyed it, we listen to the usual intelligent friendly chatter with which they skillfully brighten up the difficult moment, we see problems or hints of problems in other characters. Despite this theme, the film does not leave a heavy impression, all the characters manage to save face - both the hero and the people around him. The actors, as always with Denis Arcan, are a beautiful ensemble. I liked the movie even more than The Decline of the American Empire.
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