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The Midwife / Curiosa Films présente une coproduction Curiosa Films, France 3 Cinéma, Versus Production ; en association avec Memento Films, Cofimage 27, Inver Tax Shelter ; un film de Martin Provost ; un film écrit et réalisé par Martin Provost ; produit par Olivier Delbosc.

Étienne, Pauline, 1989- (actor.). Cape, Yves, (cinematographer.). Dana, Audrey, 1979- (actor.). Delbosc, Olivier, (film producer.). Demongeot, Mylène, 1936- (actor.). Deneuve, Catherine, 1943- (actor.). Dolmaire, Quentin, (actor.). Frot, Catherine, 1956- (actor.). Gourmet, Olivier, (actor.). Hetzel, Grégoire, (composer (expression)). Lastera, Albertine, (editor of moving image work.). Provost, Martin, (film director,, screenwriter.). Cofimage 27 (Firm), (production company.). Curiosa Films, (presenter,, production company.). France 3 cinéma (Firm), (production company.). Inver Tax Shelter, (production company.). Memento Films, (production company.). Music Box Films, (publisher.). Versus Production, (production company.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). Catherine Deneuve, Catherine Frot, Olivier Gourmet, Quentin Dolmaire, Mylene Demongeot, Pauline Etienne, Audrey Dana. (Cast).

Summary:

Two of French cinema's biggest stars shine in this bittersweet drama about the unlikely friendship that develops between Claire, a talented but tightly wound midwife, and Beatrice, the estranged, free-spirited mistress of Claire's late father. Though polar opposites in almost every way, the two come to rely on each other as they cope with the unusual circumstance that brought them together.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : digital, sound, color
  • Publisher: Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, [2017]
  • Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Yves Cape ; editor, Albertine Lastera ; music, Gregoire Hetzel.
Participant or Performer Note:
Catherine Deneuve, Catherine Frot, Olivier Gourmet, Quentin Dolmaire, Mylene Demongeot, Pauline Etienne, Audrey Dana.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
Content available as a streaming video.
Source of Description Note:
Title from distributor's web site (viewed Nov. 15th, 2018).
Subject: Female friendship > Drama.
French language materials.
Friendship > Drama.
Midwives > Drama.
Mistresses > Drama.
Women > Drama.
Friendship > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Fiction films.

Summary: Two of French cinema's biggest stars shine in this bittersweet drama about the unlikely friendship that develops between Claire, a talented but tightly wound midwife, and Beatrice, the estranged, free-spirited mistress of Claire's late father. Though polar opposites in almost every way, the two come to rely on each other as they cope with the unusual circumstance that brought them together.

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