# My American Uncle (1980)

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**Original title**: *Mon oncle d'Amérique*
**Runtime**: 126 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Alain Resnais
**Written by**: Jean Gruault, Henri Laborit
**Starring**: Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre, Nelly Borgeaud, Pierre Arditi, Gérard Darrieu

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A mid-career French think tank tries to turn pop psychology into cocktail party chatter. René sweats over pink slips, Janine juggles doomed affairs, and Jean polishes the résumé he keeps forgetting to update. The only thing smaller than the payoff is the film’s attention span.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cerebral

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