René Ragueneau
Search results
Mon oncle d'Amérique (English: My American Uncle or My Uncle from America) is a 1980 French film directed by Alain Resnais with a screenplay by Jean Gruault. The film juxtaposes a comedy-drama narrative with the ideas of Henri Laborit, the French surgeon, neurobiologist, philosopher and author.
Dec 17, 1980 · 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.
- (6.9K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Alain Resnais
- 1980-12-17
Is My American Uncle streaming? Find out where to watch online amongst 45+ services including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video.
- (89)
- Alain Resnais
- PG
- 4
Directed by Alain Resnais • 1980 • France. Starring Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre. MY AMERICAN UNCLE (a.k.a. MON ONCLE D’AMERIQUE) is unique in cinema—one of the oddest movies ever to emerge from the hand of director Alain Resnais, and also perhaps his most popular, steeped in elements of popular culture, social ...
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.
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.
One of Alain Resnais’s most surprising box-office successes, the quixotic My American Uncle offers a playful critique of modern society. Neurological musings and excerpts from classic French films intermingle, as a capricious trio of characters bumble through dilemmas of love, life, and work.
