My American Uncle (1980)
7.6/10
125 min
1980
fr
Action
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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.—Dragomir R. Radev
Cast
Gérard Depardieu as René Ragueneau Marie Dubois as Thérèse Ragueneau Luc Bernard as L'homme Catherine Serre as La secrétaire de la direction générale
