The Case of Dr. Laurent
movie
View on VideBits →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 & crew
Marcel Daxely · Nicole Courcel · Jean Gabin · Yvonne Gamy · Michel Barbey · Jean-Paul Le Chanois · Georges Lannes · René Barjavel · Antoine Balpêtré · Henri Arius · Silvia Monfort · Riri Berty