My American Uncle
Mon oncle d'Amérique
Release: 1980-05-21
·Runtime: 126m
·★ 7.0
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Philippe Dussart
TF1
Andrea Films
Cast
Jacques Rispal
as L'homme bousculé par René
Gilette Barbier
as Mme Landais
Michel Muller
as Le garde-chasse
Philippe Laudenbach
as Michel Aubert
Catherine Frot
as Arlette jeune fille
Henri Laborit
as Henri Laborit
Catherine Serre
as La secrétaire de la direction générale
Nicole Garcia
as Janine Garnier
Roger Pierre
as Jean Le Gall
Marie Dubois
as Thérèse Ragueneau
Héléna Manson
as La logeuse de René à Cholet
Serge Feuillard
as Le médecin des urgences
Gérard Depardieu
as René Ragueneau
Véronique Silver
as Janine's Mother
Damien Boisseau
as Teen Jean
Yves Peneau
as Comedian
Jean-Bernard Guillard
as Comedian
Jean Dasté
as M. Louis
Nelly Borgeaud
as Arlette Le Gall
Pierre Arditi
as Zambeaux, le représentant de la direction générale à Paris
Gérard Darrieu
as Léon Veestrate
Laurence Roy
as Jean's Mother
Geneviève Mnich
as René's Mother
Alexandre Rignault
as Jean's Grandfather
Valérie Dréville
as Thérèse jeune fille
Brigitte Roüan
as Janine's Friend
Maria Laborit
as Jean's third secretary
Dominique Rozan
as Le sénateur
Jean Lescot
as Janine's Father
Jean-Philippe Puymartin
as Jean jeune homme
Isabelle Ganz
as Josyane
Laurence Badie
as Mrs. Veestrate
