''Motherhood'' (French: ''Maternité'') is a 1935 French

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directed by

Jean Choux Jean Choux (1887–1946) was a French/Swiss film director and producer born in Geneva. Filmography * '' La Vocation d'André Carel'' (1925) * '' La Terre qui meurt'' (1926) * '' Le Baiser qui tue'' (1927) * '' Espionnage ou la guerre sans armes'' ...

and starring

Françoise Rosay Françoise Rosay (; born Françoise Bandy de Nalèche; 19 April 1891 – 28 March 1974) was a French opera singer, diseuse,''Design'', Volume 9 1965 p. 24 and actress who enjoyed a film career of over sixty years and who became a legendary figure ...

Félix Oudart Félix Charles Oudart (1881–1956) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p.452 Selected filmography * '' Crainquebille'' (1922) * ''Abduct Me'' (1932) * '' Toto'' (1933) * '' George and Georgette'' (1934) * '' A Day Will Come'' (1934) * '' Mer ...

and Thérèse Reignier. https://en.unifrance.org/movie/38811/maternite

Synopsis

A young

peasant A peasant is a pre-industrial agricultural laborer or a farmer with limited land-ownership, especially one living in the Middle Ages under feudalism and paying rent, tax, fees, or services to a landlord. In Europe, three classes of peasants ...

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.

Cast

as Mme Duchemin *

as Monsieur Duchemin * Hella Müller as Marthe * Alain as Jean - 4 ans * Henri Presles as Jean - 20 ans * Thérèse Reignier *

Odette Talazac Odette Talazac (1883–1948) was a French film actress.Capua p.129 Talazac was the daughter of tenor Jean-Alexandre Talazac and his wife, the soprano Hélène Fauvelle. She began her career singing in music halls before turning to the theater an ...

* Jean Lavorel * Véra Flory

References

Bibliography

* 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.

External links

* 1935 films French drama films 1935 drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean Choux French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films based on French novels {{1930s-France-film-stub fr:Maternité (film, 1934)