My American Uncle ( Mon Oncle d'Amérique )

My American Uncle (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Mon Oncle d'Amérique
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Ceasar Awards
David Donatello Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
121 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1980 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Alain Resnais

Written By:
Jean Gruault
Henri Laborit

Actors:
Gerard 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 Ragueneay
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

Synopsis:

Alain Resnais' 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.

Story of three people, whose lives intertwine; Jean, director of news coverage for the French radio, Janine, who aspires to being an actress, and who becomes his mistress, and Renau a peasant from Anjou, who works for a textile firm, where Janine becomes a designer.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 18 July, 2007.

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