Meanwhile , Rémy is reunited with his friends , including Pierre , Dominique , Claude and Diane , Nathalie 's mother , and they share a conversation on their old sex drive and the gradual decline of their vitality . Diane is concerned for Nathalie , while Rémy , a history professor , lectures the hospital chaplain Constance on the relative peace of the 20th century compared to past centuries . At the same time , another scholar describes the September 11 attacks as historically small except as a possible beginning of modern barbarian invasions . After Rémy and his friends retreat to the countryside , they speak of their devotion to constantly evolving - isms . Rémy dies in the company of his friends and Sébastien , after a heroin injection from Nathalie , whom Rémy calls his guardian angel
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
The Barbarian Invasions