
The Case of Dr. Laurent
IMDB:
6.9
Released
4/3/1957
Duration
1h 50m
Genre
Drama
Country
France
Cast
Jean Gabin, Nicole Courcel, Silvia Monfort
Overview
A Paris-based doctor tries to spread the gospel of Natural Childbirth. Working in a cloistered rural community, Gabin runs up against the stone walls of fear and prejudice. His theories are proven sound when unwed mother Nicole Courcel gives birth within Gabin's methodology. The childbirth sequence is filmed straight-on with a delicate combination of taste and frankness. Nonetheless, the lurid ad campaign of Cas Du Dr. Laurent sensationalized this sequence all out of proportion.

The Case of Dr. Laurent
IMDB:
6.9Released
4/3/1957
Genre
Drama
Cast
Jean Gabin, Nicole Courcel, Silvia Monfort
Duration
1h 50m
Country
France
Overview
A Paris-based doctor tries to spread the gospel of Natural Childbirth. Working in a cloistered rural community, Gabin runs up against the stone walls of fear and prejudice. His theories are proven sound when unwed mother Nicole Courcel gives birth within Gabin's methodology. The childbirth sequence is filmed straight-on with a delicate combination of taste and frankness. Nonetheless, the lurid ad campaign of Cas Du Dr. Laurent sensationalized this sequence all out of proportion.
Cast

le docteur Laurent
Jean Gabin

Francine Payot
Nicole Courcel

Catherine Loubet
Silvia Monfort

le docteur Bastide
Henri Arius

le docteur René Vanolle
Antoine Balpêtré

le docteur Ripert
Georges Lannes

André Loubet
Michel Barbey

Simonet
Marcel Daxely

Mme Bigeot, la sage-femme
Yvonne Gamy

Mme Simonet
Riri Berty

Céline
Mag-Avril

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