About
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.
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Philippe Dussart, TF1, Andrea Films
Original Title
Mon oncle d'Amérique
Original Language
French
Keywords
Where to Watch
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Amazon Video
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$4.99
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$9.99
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Cast
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Gérard Depardieu
René Ragueneau
N
Nicole Garcia
Janine Garnier
R
Roger Pierre
Jean Le Gall
N
Nelly Borgeaud
Arlette Le Gall
P
Pierre Arditi
Zambeaux, le représentant de la direction générale à Paris
G
Gérard Darrieu
Léon Veestrate
P
Philippe Laudenbach
Michel Aubert
M
Marie Dubois
Thérèse Ragueneau
H
Henri Laborit
Henri Laborit
B
Bernard Malaterre
Jean's Father
L
Laurence Roy
Jean's Mother
A
Alexandre Rignault
Jean's Grandfather
V
Véronique Silver
Janine's Mother
J
Jean Lescot
Janine's Father
G
Geneviève Mnich
René's Mother
G
Guillaume Boisseau
Child Jean
M
Monique Mauclair
Teacher
D
Damien Boisseau
Teen Jean
G
Gaston Vacchia
Henri, René's uncle
B
Bertrand Lepage
Maurice, René's brother
