Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gérard Depardieu
René Ragueneau
Lead
Nicole Garcia
Janine Garnier
Roger Pierre
Jean Le Gall
Nelly Borgeaud
Arlette Le Gall
Pierre Arditi
Zambeaux, le représentant de la direction générale à Paris
Gérard Darrieu
Léon Veestrate
Philippe Laudenbach
Michel Aubert
Marie Dubois
Thérèse Ragueneau
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alain Resnais's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. My American Uncle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
