My American Uncle
1980 · directed by Alain Resnais
- Rating
- 78/100
- Hit
- no
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.
My American Uncle (1980), directed by Alain Resnais, rates 78/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu
- Nicole Garcia
- Roger Pierre
- Nelly Borgeaud
- Pierre Arditi
- Gérard Darrieu
- Philippe Laudenbach
- Marie Dubois
- Henri Laborit
- Bernard Malaterre
Crew
- Sacha Vierny — Director of Photography
- Albert Jurgenson — Editor
- Arié Dzierlatka — Original Music Composer
- Henri Laborit — Writer
- Jean Gruault — Writer
More from Alain Resnais
- Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) — 85/100 · hit
- Night and Fog (1956) — 84/100 · short, not counted
- Last Year at Marienbad (1961) — 82/100 · hit
- Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime (1968) — 77/100
- The War Is Over (1966) — 76/100
- Mélo (1986) — 75/100
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