Midwife, The (Sage femme)

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Synopsis

French-language Drama. A midwife (Catherine Frot) has her life interrupted when her father's mistress (Catherine Deneuve) attempts to establish a relationship.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of scatological slang and cursing
• Infrequent portrayals of death and medical procedures in a birthing context - some blood and detail
• Infrequent discussions of suicide - some detail
• Infrequent portrayals sexual activity - breast nudity, little detail
• Infrequent breast nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Coping with the past
• Trust
• Compassion and caregiving

Classification rationale

Rated PG for nudity and mature subject matter

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