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17 December 1980 (USA)
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Prof. Henri Laborit uses the stories of the lives of three people to discuss behaviorist theories of survival...
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Nominated for Oscar.
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7 nominations
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 | ... | Himself |
| Bernard Malaterre | ... | Le père de Jean |
 | Laurence Roy | ... | La mère de Jean |
| Alexandre Rignault | ... | Le grand-père de Jean / Jean's Grandfather |
| Véronique Silver | ... | La mère de Janine |
| Jean Lescot | ... | Le père de Janine |
| Geneviève Mnich | ... | La mère de René |
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My American Uncle (UK)
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125 min
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Hong Kong:I |
Italy:T |
UK:12 |
Australia:PG |
Sweden:15 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Switzerland:16 |
USA:PG |
West Germany:16 |
Singapore:PG
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There are several scenes from films featuring Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais and Jean Gabin used in this film.
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This film does What European films are good at, making life meaningful and interesting, no small feat. No car chases, gun fights, or martial arts needed.
The film is structured like a text book. First the professor lectures and then examples illustrating the lecture follow. It takes the 4 basic human drives and develops a plethora of behaviours from them. Here lies the wonder of the film. Examples that would be boring in a test book are brought to life with amazing skill and artfulness by Resnais, and the actors.
The science in the film is outdated. for example, it is no longer believed that the brain is tabula rasa at birth. However, this does not diminish the worth of the film as an artistic endeavor.