Director
Martin Provost
Starring
Catherine Deneuve, Catherine Frot, Olivier Gourmet, Quentin Dolmaire, Mylène Demongeot
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Certificate
15
Run Time
117 mins
Release Year
2016
Country of Origin
France
Language
French
Director of Photography: Yves Cape
Editor: Albertine Lastera
Produced by: Olivier Delbosc
Music: Grégoire Hetzel
Screenplay by: Martin Provost
Production Designer: Thierry François
Sound Production: Brigitte Taillandier
The Midwife (Sage femme)
Part of the European Perspectives Strand
It is a case of Catherine v Catherine in this sparkling French drama as the twin talents of Catherine Deneuve and Catherine Frot share memorable screen time. Frot plays an ordered and sensible midwife whose life gets unexpectedly complicated when her father’s flighty and disorganised former lover (Deneuve) arrives back in Paris having been given just a year to live. Funny, astute and gently melodramatic, this latest film from Martin Provost (who made award-winning Séraphine) is a delightful character study driven by two wonderful performances.