The Case of Dr. Laurent

    The Case of Dr. Laurent
    1957

    Synopsis

    Le Cas Du Dr. Laurent (The Case of Dr. Laurent) stars Jean Gabin as a Paris-based doctor who 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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      Cast

      • Jean Gabinle docteur Laurent
      • Nicole CourcelFrancine Payot
      • Silvia MonfortCatherine Loubet
      • Henri Ariusle docteur Bastide
      • Antoine Balpêtréle docteur René Vanolle
      • Georges Lannesle docteur Ripert
      • Michel BarbeyAndré Loubet
      • Marcel DaxelySimonet
      • Yvonne GamyMme Bigeot, la sage-femme
      • Riri BertyMme Simonet

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