My American Uncle
Alain Resnais1980-05-21
7
126 min
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.
Cast
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Gérard Depardieu | René Ragueneau | Unowned |
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Nicole Garcia | Janine Garnier | Unowned |
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Roger Pierre | Jean Le Gall | Unowned |
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Nelly Borgeaud | Arlette Le Gall | Unowned |
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Pierre Arditi | Zambeaux, le représentant de la direction générale à Paris | Unowned |
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Gérard Darrieu | Léon Veestrate | Unowned |
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Philippe Laudenbach | Michel Aubert | Unowned |
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Marie Dubois | Thérèse Ragueneau | Unowned |
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Henri Laborit | Henri Laborit | Unowned |
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Bernard Malaterre | Jean's Father | Unowned |
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Laurence Roy | Jean's Mother | Unowned |
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Alexandre Rignault | Jean's Grandfather | Unowned |
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Véronique Silver | Janine's Mother | Unowned |
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Jean Lescot | Janine's Father | Unowned |
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Geneviève Mnich | René's Mother | Unowned |
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Maurice Gauthier | René's Father | Unowned |
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Guillaume Boisseau | Child Jean | Unowned |
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Ina Bedart | Child Janine | Unowned |
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Ludovic Salis | Child René | Unowned |
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François Calvez | Teen René | Unowned |
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Stephanie Loustau | Teen Janine | Unowned |
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Monique Mauclair | Teacher | Unowned |
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Damien Boisseau | Teen Jean | Unowned |
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Gaston Vacchia | Henri, René's uncle | Unowned |
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Bertrand Lepage | Maurice, René's brother | Unowned |
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Jean-Philippe Puymartin | Jean jeune homme | Unowned |
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Catherine Frot | Arlette jeune fille | Unowned |
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Valérie Dréville | Thérèse jeune fille | Unowned |
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Brigitte Roüan | Janine's Friend | Unowned |
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Max Vialle | Jean-Marie Laugier, the director | Unowned |
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Yves Peneau | Comedian | Unowned |
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Jean-Bernard Guillard | Comedian | Unowned |
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Laurence Février | Comedian | Unowned |
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Charlotte Bonnet | M. Louis' Secretary | Unowned |
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Jean Dasté | M. Louis | Unowned |
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Anne-Christine Joinneau | Jean's daughter | Unowned |
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Sébastien Drai | Jean's son | Unowned |
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Marjorie Godin | Factory Secretary | Unowned |
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Liliane Gaudet | Mrs. Arnal | Unowned |
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Isabelle Ganz | Josyane | Unowned |
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Maria Laborit | Jean's third secretary | Unowned |
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Albert Médina | Bozon-Vandrieux | Unowned |
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Laurence Badie | Mrs. Veestrate | Unowned |
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Carène Ferrey | La première fille de René | Unowned |
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Sabine Thomas | La seconde fille de René | Unowned |
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Catherine Serre | La secrétaire de la direction générale | Unowned |
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Jacques Rispal | L'homme bousculé par René | Unowned |
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Héléna Manson | La logeuse de René à Cholet | Unowned |
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Serge Feuillard | Le médecin des urgences | Unowned |
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Gilette Barbier | Mme Landais | Unowned |
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Dominique Rozan | Le sénateur | Unowned |
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Michel Muller | Le garde-chasse | Unowned |
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Danielle Darrieux | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jean Gabin | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jean Marais | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |