The Case of Dr Laurent

Audience Score
72
The Case of Dr Laurent
NR 1 hr 50 minDrama
Le Cas Du Dr Laurent The Case of Dr Laurent stars Jean Gabin as a Parisbased 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 Gabins methodology The childbirth sequence is filmed straighton 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

Movie Details

Original Language:French
Production Companies:Cocinex Cocinor Sédif Productions