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Denys Arcand, born June 25, 1941 in Deschambault, Quebec, is a Quebec film director, screenwriter, actor and producer. A filmmaker whose style has varied greatly over the course of his career, he is best known internationally for his two major successes: The Decline of the American Empire and its sequel, 18 years later: The Barbarian Invasions. In the early 1960s, Denys Arcand studied history at the Université de Montréal. Among his professors were Maurice Séguin and Michel Brunet, founders, with Guy Frégault, of the Historical School of this university and thinkers of Quebec neo-nationalism.