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Jun 4, 2020 · Avec Mon oncle d'Amérique, Resnais continue d'explorer le morcellement cellulaire de la vie humaine, se faisant non pas entomologiste mais « eutonologue ».
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.
A film that at once disturbingly deconstructs human behavior in an almost clinical -- and bitterly comic -- manner, while evidencing great warmth and fondness for its benighted characters. Full ...
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.
With Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre, Nelly Borgeaud. The intersecting stories of three people who face difficult choices in life-changing situations are used to illustrate the theories espoused by Henri Laborit about human behavior and the relationship between the self and society.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Alain Resnais
- 1980-12-17
In this unconventional French film, renowned writer/philosopher Henri Laborit (portraying himself) presents three stories that illustrate the complexities of human behavior. René (Gérard ...
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- Comedy, Drama
- PG
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