The Midwife

Catherine Frot (The Page Turner) is a midwife who gets unexpected news from her father's old mistress (Catherine Deneuve, Dancer in the Dark) in this Martin Provost-directed drama.

"Claire (Frot) is a single mother with a grown-up son. She’s a dedicated midwife who is completely wrapped up in her job. Although the maternity ward where she works is to be closed, she turns down a job offer from a larger clinic because she cannot reconcile their methods with her own ideas about midwifery. In the midst of all this upheaval she receives a phone call that rekindles memories of her youth. Béatrice (Deneuve), her late father’s former mistress, asks to meet her. Béatrice is a true bohemian – loud, colourful, egocentric and completely different to the focussed, helpful Claire. The younger woman asks herself why, after all these years of silence, Béatrice has suddenly decided to approach her for help, and is at first less than enthusiastic." (Berlin International Film Festival)

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