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The Midwife

Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Catherine Frot, Olivier Gourmet
Director: Martin Provost
Genre: Drama
Rated: PG
Running Time: 117 minutes

Synopsis: The much-anticipated new film from Cesar-winning writer/director Martin Provost (Séraphine), The Midwife marks the remarkable pairing of two of French cinema's most beloved stars, Catherine Deneuve and Catherine Frot.

Gifted midwife Claire (Frot) has led a quiet, focused life, dedicated to her profession and to the raising of her son as a single mother. But change is in the air; the local community maternity ward where she has worked for decades is to be closed, and though she has a job offer from a larger corporate clinic, Claire struggles to reconcile their more efficiency-driven methods with her own.

In the midst of this upheaval, she receives a call from Béatrice (Deneuve), the extravagant mistress of her deceased father, who wants to meet again, thirty years after having disappeared without a trace. Béatrice is a true free-spirit – loud, vivacious, and seemingly without guilt. Claire agrees to meet with her, but is decidedly less than enthusiastic about delving into the secrets of the past, let alone prepared to respond to a plea for help.

Provost has made a name for himself with indelible portraits of women, but reaches new heights with this exquisite depiction of feminine strengths and frailties.

The Midwife
Release Date: October 26th, 2017
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