Mon oncle d'Amérique
My American Uncle
Year: 1980
Country: France
Director: Alain Resnais
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre, Nelly Borgeaud
Genre: comedy, drama, romance
Runtime: 125 min.
Age: 18+
Country: France
Director: Alain Resnais
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre, Nelly Borgeaud
Genre: comedy, drama, romance
Runtime: 125 min.
Age: 18+
The intersecting stories of three people who face difficult choices in life-changing situations are used to illustrate the theories espoused by Henri Laborit about human behavior and the relationship between the self and society.
Awards & Festivals:
Academy Awards, Nominee Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Cannes Film Festival - Grand Prize of the Jury, FIPRESCI Prize
Venice Film Festival - AGIS Award
César Awards, Nominee - Best Film, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation, Best Cinematography
David di Donatello Awards - Best Foreign Screenplay
Cannes Film Festival - Grand Prize of the Jury, FIPRESCI Prize
Venice Film Festival - AGIS Award
César Awards, Nominee - Best Film, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation, Best Cinematography
David di Donatello Awards - Best Foreign Screenplay