Actor
1914 - 1995
Henri Laborit
Hanoï, French Indochina [now Vietnam]
Henri Laborit (21 November 1914 – 18 May 1995) was a French surgeon, neurobiologist, writer and philosopher. In 1952, Laborit was instrumental in the development of the drug chlorpromazine, published his findings, and convinced three psychiatrists to test it on a patient,... Read full bio →
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Mon oncle d'Amérique
Alain Resnais
1980
2h 6m
7.5
The didactic film is built around the ideas of French physician, writer and philosopher Henri Laborit, who plays himself in the film. It uses the stories of three people to illustrate Laborit's theories on evolutionary psychology regarding the relationship of self and society.
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