Motherhood (1935 film)

(Redirected from Maternité)

Motherhood (French: Maternité) is a 1935 French drama film directed by Jean Choux and starring Françoise Rosay, Félix Oudart and Thérèse Reignier.[1] [2] [3]

Motherhood
Directed byJean Choux
Written byJean Choux
Laurent Vineuil
Based onMotherhood by Laurent Vineuil
Produced byCharles-Félix Tavano
StarringFrançoise Rosay
Félix Oudart
Thérèse Reignier
CinematographyChristian Matras
Music byJacques Ibert
Production
companies
Synchro-Ciné
Photosonor
Distributed byHéraut Film
Release date
  • 19 April 1935 (1935-04-19)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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A young peasant and single mother gives up her child Jean to the Duchemins, an older couple who cannot have children, so that he will have the benefits in life she cannot offer him. Jean grows up unaware of the great sacrifice his mother made for him.

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Bibliography

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  • Martin, John Wiley . The Golden Age of French Cinema, 1929-1939. Twayne, 1983.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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