My American Uncle (1980)

Original title

Mon oncle d'Amérique

Directed by

Alain Resnais

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

14

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 207 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three people in France navigate their personal and professional lives. Their stories are intercut with scientific commentary on human behavior and decision making.

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What happens

Mon oncle d'Amérique (English: My American Uncle or My Uncle from America) is a 1980 French film directed by Alain Resnais with a screenplay by Jean Gruault. The film juxtaposes a comedy-drama narrative with the ideas of Henri Laborit, the French surgeon, neurobiologist, philosopher and author. Its principal actors are Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, and Roger Pierre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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