Not the best Gaben movie ever! The film with a very promising title, in fact, was not a good thing. And even the master of French cinema did not save him. By the way, the master himself did not look the most convincing way.
When you hear about the book or the movie “The Case of So or So,” it immediately comes to mind that the work supposedly should be on a legal topic. You read the annotation for the movie, yeah, so it's not about crime, it's about the doctor. This is an interesting case from medical practice. And if in the picture, as you beat him, Jean Paul Le Chanois, such a case was considered, surely the picture would be remembered.
What is this movie about? Let me just say: how to give birth properly. The idea itself does not cause particularly strong emotions. The question may be very urgent in everyday life, but on the other hand, now is a different time and medicine has stepped far forward, and people’s consciousness has changed.
Now we can talk a little about the movie itself. From Paris to the countryside comes Dr. Laurent. Why? To change one doctor. A new shift, so to speak. According to the logic of things, if a new shift, a young promising young man was supposed to come, and an elderly gentleman came, who does not want to take up business. It's time for him to sit by the fireplace and sip Burgundy or Bordeaux or whatever they drink, and he'll take it and come. Okay. I'm here. What does the viewer see on the screen? Jean Gabin goes from one mother to another, sometimes in between transitions gives lectures on how to give birth. He does it as if he had lost his bread card. Konstantin Sergeyevich would say very briefly: I do not believe. For some reason, I remembered the film Aibolit-66 performed by Rolan Bykov. So much energy, feeling, giving. He just walks around and says, Breathe deep. Not catchy. At the age of Gaben also do not have to write off, because 11 years later he played amazingly in the film “Tattooed”. Maybe not his role, or maybe not penetrated, did not get used to the image, I do not know.
As a summary, I can say that if you do not look, you will not lose much.
P.S. A bright spot looks young Nicole Courcel. The role is not served, but the girl tried her best.
5 out of 10