My American Uncle

7

France

Comedy Drama Romance

126 min

1980

Gérard Depardieu Brigitte Roüan Yves Peneau Jean-Bernard Guillard Jean Dasté Isabelle Ganz Maria Laborit Albert Médina Laurence Badie Catherine Serre Jacques Rispal Héléna Manson Serge Feuillard Gilette Barbier Dominique Rozan Valérie Dréville Catherine Frot Jean-Philippe Puymartin Nicole Garcia Roger Pierre Nelly Borgeaud Pierre Arditi Gérard Darrieu Philippe Laudenbach Marie Dubois Henri Laborit Laurence Roy Alexandre Rignault Véronique Silver Jean Lescot Geneviève Mnich Damien Boisseau Michel Muller

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.