MY AMERICAN UNCLE
synopsis
Prof. Henri Laborit uses the stories of the lives of three people to discuss behaviorist 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. Jean is a controversial career-climbing writer/politician at a crossroads in life.
international title: | My Uncle from America |
original title: | Mon oncle d'Amérique |
country: | France |
year: | 1980 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Alain Resnais |
film run: | 125' |
release date: | FR 20/05/1980, IT 02/09/1980, ES 22/10/1980, SE 29/11/1980, PT 22/01/1981, NL 19/03/1981, DK 21/03/1981, DE 18/09/1981, FI 30/10/1981, PL 05/1982, BE 18/11/1982, GR 17/07/2008 |
screenplay: | Jean Gruault |
cast: | Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre |
cinematography by: | Sacha Vierny |
film editing: | Albert Jurgenson |
art director: | Jacques Saulnier |
costumes designer: | Catherine Leterrier |
producer: | Philippe Dussart |
associate producer: | Christian Lentretien |