Quintessential Directors: Barry Jenkins
A brief look at two Barry Jenkins films that have established him as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.
The Case of Dr. Laurent
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:René Barjavel, Jean-Paul Le Chanois
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Runtime:110 minutes
Studio:Cocinex, Cocinor, Sédif Productions
Cast
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Director
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
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