les Invasions barbares

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Début cinquantaine et divorcé, Rémy est à l’hôpital. Son ex-femme Louise rappelle d’urgence leur fils Sébastien qui fait une brillante carrière à Londres. Sébastien hésite – son père et lui n’ont plus rien à se dire depuis longtemps – puis finit par accepter. Dès son arrivée, Sébastien remue ciel et terre pour obtenir un diagnostic clair sur l’état de santé de son père et adoucir les épreuves qui l’attendent. Il usera de son imagination, jouera de ses relations, bousculera le système de toutes les manières possibles et aura recours aux pots-de-vin pour procurer à son père de meilleures conditions et un peu de bonheur. Entre-temps, parents, amis et amantes affluent au chevet de Rémy pour lui offrir leur soutien ou régler leurs comptes. 17 ans après, le déclin de l’empire américain continue… ---- Rémy, divorced, in his early fifties, is hospitalized. His ex-wife Louise asks their son Sébastien, enjoying a successful career in London, to come home. Sébastien hesitates; he and his father haven’t had much to say to one another in years. He relents, however, and flies to Montreal with his French fiancée. Upon his arrival, Sébastien stops at nothing to obtain a clear picture of his father’s state of health and help make things easier for him during the difficult times ahead. He uses his wits, cajoles his family and friends, shakes up the system and even resorts to bribery in order to bring a greater measure of comfort – and hapiness – into his father’s life. In the meantime, relatives, friends and lovers stop by Rémy’s bedside to offer their support, settle their accounts… and reflect on their own lives. 17 years later, the decline of the American empire continues…