My American Uncle (1980)
Professor Henri Laborit uses three people's stories to discuss behaviourist theories of survival, combat, rewards and punishment, and anxiety: René is a technical manager at a textile factory and must face the anxiety caused by corporate downsizing; Janine is a self-educated actress/stylist who learns that the wife of her lover is dying and must decide to let them reunite; and Jean is a controversial career-climbing writer/politician at a crossroads in life.
- Released
- 1980-05-21
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alain Resnais
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 217 votes
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu as René Ragueneau
- Nicole Garcia as Janine Garnier
- Roger Pierre as Jean Le Gall
- Nelly Borgeaud as Arlette Le Gall
- Pierre Arditi as Zambeaux, le représentant de la direction générale à Paris
- Gérard Darrieu as Léon Veestrate
- Philippe Laudenbach as Michel Aubert
- Marie Dubois as Thérèse Ragueneau
- Henri Laborit as Henri Laborit
- Bernard Malaterre as Jean's Father
- Laurence Roy as Jean's Mother
- Alexandre Rignault as Jean's Grandfather
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