My American Uncle (1980)
Overview
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
Gérard Depardieu
René Ragueneau
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
Henri Laborit
Henri Laborit
Laurence Roy
Jean's Mother
Alexandre Rignault
Jean's Grandfather
Véronique Silver
Janine's Mother
Jean Lescot
Janine's Father
Geneviève Mnich
René's MotherRecommendations
24 Days
A California Christmas: City Lights
Chéri
Father of the Bride
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
The Baltimorons
The Lords of Flatbush
Cosi
Blind Date
Blind
Other People's Money
Still Breathing
Is This Thing On?
Not Easily Broken
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
Danny Deckchair
The Best Years of a Life
In Good Company
The President's Wife