Review of My American Uncle (1980) by Art S — 14 Feb 2010
After an audacious start (placing human nature in its biological context), Resnais presents three interwoven case studies of bourgeois lives, filled with alternating success and frustration. Then, just as audaciously, a psychologist begins to comment (using a sort of evolutionary behaviorism), linking the action to a theory about "need for dominance" and the likelihood of depression (or aggression) when dominance is foiled.
Lab rats demonstrate. Outmoded but intriguing.
This review of My American Uncle (1980) was written by Art S on 14 Feb 2010.
My American Uncle has generally received very positive reviews.
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