The Case of Dr. Laurent (1957)
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. LaurentDrama
Cast
- Jean Gabin — le docteur Laurent
- Nicole Courcel — Francine Payot
- Silvia Monfort — Catherine Loubet
- Henri Arius — le docteur Bastide
- Antoine Balpêtré — le docteur René Vanolle
- Georges Lannes — le docteur Ripert
- Michel Barbey — André Loubet
- Marcel Daxely — Simonet
- Yvonne Gamy — Mme Bigeot, la sage-femme
- Riri Berty — Mme Simonet
- Mag-Avril — Céline
- Lucien Callamand — M. Bertrand - le directeur de l'école
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