French surgeon, neurobiologist, writer, and philosopher Henri Laborit, uses the life stories of three people in order to examine behaviorist theories: René is a director at a fabrics factory who must confront the anxiety caused by his job; Janine is a self-taught actress who learns that her lover’s wife is dying and has to decide whether she will let him go back to her; Jean, an upstart writer and politician, finds himself at a key crossroads in his life. Human relationships perceived as a laboratory experiment, in one of the most special films by a legendary filmmaker.
My American Uncle
Mon oncle d’Amérique
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- Direction: Alain Resnais
- Script: Jean Gruault, Henri Laborit
- Cinematography: Sacha Vierny
- Editing: Albert Jurgenson
- Sound: Georges Prat, Jean-Pierre Ruh
- Music: Arié Dzierlatka
- Actors: Roger Pierre, Nicole Garcia, Gérard Depardieu, Pierre Arditi
- Production: Philippe Dussart, Andrea Films, TF1
- Producers: Roger Corman, Philippe Dussart, Christian Lentretien
- Costumes: Catherine Leterrier
- Make Up: Marie-Hélène Yastchenkoff
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: France
- Production Year: 1980
- Duration: 125'
- Contact: mk2
Alain Resnais
Alain Resnais was born on June 3, 1922 in Vannes, Morbihan, France as Alain Pierre Marie Jean Georges Resnais. He was a director and editor, known for Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), Same Old Song (1997) and My American Uncle (1980). He was married to Sabine Azéma and Florence Malraux. He died on March 1, 2014 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
Filmography
1959 Hiroshima Mon Amour
1961 Last Year at Marienbad
1963 Muriel
1966 The War Is Over
1968 I Love You, I Love You
1974 Stavisky
1980 My American Uncle
1986 Mélo 1997 Same Old Song 2003 Not on the Lips 2006 Private Fears in Public Places
2009 Wild Grass
