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The Case of Dr. Laurent (1957)

The Case of Dr. Laurent (1957)

Drama
Release Date: 1957, April 3
Directors: Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Countries: France
Production: Cocinex, Cocinor, Sédif Productions
Cast: Henri-Jacques Huet, Nicole Desailly, Georges Lannes, Lucien Callamand, Paul Bonifas, Mag-Avril, Noël Darzal, Jean Gabin, Silvia Monfort, Marie Mergey, Nicole Courcel, Michel Barbey

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.