My American Uncle 1980 123movies

Watch: Mon oncle d’Amérique 1980 123movies, Full Movie Online – Prof. Henri Laborit uses the stories of the lives of three people to discuss behaviorist 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. Jean is a controversial career-climbing writer/politician at a crossroads in life..
Plot: Prof. Henri Laborit uses the stories of the lives of three people to discuss behaviorist 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. Jean is a controversial career-climbing writer/politician at a crossroads in life.
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Ratings:

	7.6/10 Votes: 6,245
	86% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 144 Popularity: 9.09 | TMDB

Reviews:

First with the head, then with the heart
Cinema is typically an emotional realm, so using it to present intellectual thesis poses quite the challenge. Firstly, you are at risk of not presenting the thesis carefully enough, which typically requires chapters of careful wording. Secondly, you risk dulling the action with exposition. Thirdly, you risk being preachy. And lastly, all of the above is exacerbated if the audience disagrees with your thesis. “My American Uncle” cannot perfectly avoid all these pitfalls – it comes with the territory – but it is a rare film where both science and poetry appear in harmony, without detracting, and even aiding, the story.

From child to adult we follow the lives of three characters, born with naught to do with each other, becoming entwined in the most dramatic circumstances. Rene, a farmer turned textile executive. Janine, an aspiring actress who turns to textiles. And Jean, a bourgeois politician, who has an affair with Jean. In common they all aspire to greater success, higher status, and more joy in life, at the cost of their family relationships and health.

Intercut and narrated over the plot is a psychological analysis of human behaviour, and how we unconsciously seek to gain control and power by (often unwittingly) dominating others. Our reactions to challenging situations are compared to rats in a cage when subjected to scientific experiments involving electric pulses. This exposition breaks the fourth wall, analysing the action as it plays out, yet manages to creep in and out just so that we are still swept up in the story, and the further it goes, the more emotional resonance it carries.

If I were to offer one critique on the psychology, is that it never allows us to transcend our pain. In other words, it never explores the idea that mental stability or peace can be achieved without dominance, or in fact, for not everyone can be dominant, that it is absolutely necessary to do so. However if that message is not stated explicitly, it may be implied, given the calamitous climax.

Other Information:

Original Language fr
Runtime 2 hr 5 min (125 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director Alain Resnais
Writer Jean Gruault, Henri Laborit
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre
Country France
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 12 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.66 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm