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Mon Oncle d'Am�rique (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 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

PG, 2 hr. 3 min.

Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Alain Resnais

Written By: Jean Gruault

In Theaters: Dec 17, 1980 Wide

On DVD: Nov 28, 2000

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Mr. Resnais's most successful film in years.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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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.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

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Thinking man's film.

September 3, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Mon Oncle D'merique is a philosophical puzzle that lingers in the mind long after the closing credit.

January 29, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

[An] odd, intellectually stimulating film that takes chances with narrative as it also works as a philosophical essay.

July 30, 2003 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Not so much a science experiment as it is a droll satire about love, work and free will.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY

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Jason Anderson

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"Mon Oncle D'Amerique" is an example of the Alain Resnais we all know and are flabbergasted by. The movie starts out as a faux nature documentary that turns its attention to that most educated of animals - human beings. Specifically, it is about three people - Janine(Nicole Garcia), an actress with a radical

August 15, 2007

Walter M.

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Like other Resnais films I've seen, Mon Oncle d'Amerique is confusing yet awe-inspiring. Not quite up to the grandeur of Last Year At Marienbad (a top-5 all-time film for me), but a stunning character(s) sketch that weaves in psychology and evolution into an interesting bundle. It takes patience, perhaps even more-so

December 6, 2011