My American Uncle (1980)

Name: My American Uncle
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1980-05-21
Duration: 126 min
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre, Nelly Borgeaud, Pierre Arditi

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.

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Released 1980-05-21 · 126 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Directed by Alain Resnais

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
Véronique Silver as Janine's Mother
Jean Lescot as Janine's Father
Geneviève Mnich as René's Mother