Mon oncle d'amérique / 

 - Coffret collector Alain Resnais. 
, France. 
 - France :  Mk2 éditions,  2003. 
 - 1 videodisc (DVD) (121 min.) :  sound, color ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Videorecording of a motion picture made in 1980.  Special features: interviews with members of the cast and crew.  Based on the works of Professor Henri Laborit.  Includes scene selections, filmographies of Director Alain Renais & screenwriter Jean Gruault. 
<br/><br/>Directed by, Alain Resnais; written by, Jean Gruault, based on the works of, Henri Laborit; cinematography, Sacha Vierny; sound, Jacques Maumont and Jean-Pierre Ruh; production design, Jacques Saulnier; edited by, Albert Jurgenson; produced by, Philippe Dussart.  Directed by, Alain Resnais; written by, Jean Gruault, based on the works of, Henri Laborit; cinematography, Sacha Vierny; sound, Jacques Maumont and Jean-Pierre Ruh; production design, Jacques Saulnier; edited by, Albert Jurgenson; produced by, Philippe Dussart. 
<br/><br/>Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre, Nelly Borgeaud, Pierre Arditi, Gérard Darrieu, Henri Laborit. 
<br/><br/> A case study of three characters pursuing their careers. This is intercut with segments of a lecture from Prof. Henri Laborit, a behavioral scientist speaking in pure documentary fashion, contributing his theories on memory; also intercut with footage from other movies.  Jean, René, Janine: two men and a woman from different generations and different backgrounds, whose paths meet at a crisis point in mid-life, faced with disappointment and frustration, all three muse about a legendary "uncle in America", a guardian angel who gives them their hearts' desires and tells them exactly what they want to hear. 
<br/><br/> Not rated. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD 9 ; PAL; Region 2 encoding; Aspect ratio 1.66:1; V.O. francaise mono. 
<br/><br/><br/>In French with English subtitles. 
<br/><br/> Special Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival, 1980) and Best Foreign Film (New York Film Critics Awards, 1980) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>3384442173872 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>EDV 1264  mk2 éditions 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Feature films.<br/>Motion pictures.<br/>Motion pictures, French.<br/>Motion pictures--France.<br/>Man-woman relationships--Drama.<br/>Political plays.<br/>Downsizing of organizations--France.<br/>Cinéma français.<br/>Cinéma--France.<br/>Théâtre politique.<br/>Personnel--Réduction--France.<br/>Downsizing of organizations.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Man-woman relationships.<br/>Motion pictures.<br/>Motion pictures, French.<br/>Political plays.<br/>Foreign films.<br/>Films étrangers.<br/>Foreign films.<br/>Midlife crisis--Drama.<br/>Uncles--United States--Drama.<br/>Guardian angels--Drama.<br/>Guardian angels.<br/>Midlife crisis.<br/>Uncles.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>France.<br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Crise de quarantaine  Drame. Oncles  Les Etats-Unis  Drame. Anges de gardien  Drame. 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Drama.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Fiction films.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Fiction films.<br/>Films de fiction.<br/>Motion pictures--France.<br/>Motion pictures.<br/>Motion pictures.<br/>Films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1997  / M65 2003