Mon Oncle d'Amérique (1980)
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Alain Resnais's Mon Oncle D'Amerique is presented in the form of a "case history," replete with a pedantic narrator, played by real-life behavioral scientist Henri Laborit. Gerald Depardieu plays a plant manager whose behavior is inspired by the films of "macho" French… More Alain Resnais's Mon Oncle D'Amerique is presented in the form of a "case history," replete with a pedantic narrator, played by real-life behavioral scientist Henri Laborit. Gerald Depardieu plays a plant manager whose behavior is inspired by the films of "macho" French film star Jean Gabin. Nicole Garcia portrays an actress who has patterned her conduct after stage and film luminary Jean Marais. And Roger-Pierre is a TV executive whose main influence in life is lovely cinema actress Danielle Darrieux. Though it may sound like a Woody Allen comedy, Mon Oncle D'Amerique eschews satire for the most part, treating both its subject matter and its subjects with intense seriousness. The film scored a hit with moviegoers and critics alike, and was honored with six French Cesar Awards. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alain Resnais
- Written By
- Jean Gruault
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Dec 17, 1980 Wide
- Studio
- Criterion Collection
Critic Reviews
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
Mr. Resnais's most successful film in years.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
The film is also memorable for its dead-on portrayal of French yuppiedom in its early ascendancy and for its beautifully ambiguous and open-ended finale.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Thinking man's film.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Mon Oncle D'merique is a philosophical puzzle that lingers in the mind long after the closing credit.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
[An] odd, intellectually stimulating film that takes chances with narrative as it also works as a philosophical essay.
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Cast
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Gérard Depardieu
as Rene Ragueneau
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Nicole Garcia
as Janine Garnier
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Roger Pierre
as Jean Le Gall
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Marie Dubois
as Therese Ragueneau
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Prof. Henri Laborit
as Himself
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Pierre Arditi
as Zambeaux
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Laurence Badie
as Mme. Veestrate
- Gilette Barbier
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Guillaume Boisseau
as Jean as a child
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Nelly Borgeaud
as Arlette Le Gall
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Gérard Darrieu
as Leon Veestrate
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Jean Daste
as M. Louis
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Dorothée
as Narrator
- Serge Feuillard
- Laurence Février
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Philippe Laudenbach
as Michael Aubert
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Héléna Manson
as Mme. Crozet
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Alexandre Rignault
as Jean's Grandfather
- Jacques Rispal
- Dominique Rozan
- Véronique Silver
- Sabine Thomas
- Brigitte Roüan
- Geneviève Mnich
- Catherine Frot
- Jean-Bernard Guillard
- Jean Lescto
