01 January 1981 Factual 62 mins
A documentary that allows us to witness three births in their intimacy. Through their actions, the couples who agreed to participate in the film help to propose alternatives to the dominant medical interventions in hospitals.
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Canada 01 January 1981
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01 January 1980
The first childbirth for children film ever made which launched a sibling preparation movement across the US.
05 January 2023
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09 December 2023
Three couples at different parts of life navigate big turning points in their lives over the holidays.
23 September 2022
After escaping a Michigan prison, a charming career criminal assumes a new identity in Canada and goes on to rob a record 59 banks and jewellery stores while being hunted by a rogue task force.
17 May 2012
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06 September 1986
The obstetrics and gynecology department where Juri Takahashi is about to give birth is a horrifyingly abnormal hospital.
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1645. Guadeloupe. Ibátali, a Kalinago native and wife of a French colonist, leads Olaudah, an escaped African captive, on a journey where he may lose his freedom and his life.
23 January 1948
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01 January 2004
After giving birth to her first child at age 20, Mona Achache had the idea to make a film on childbirth.
24 January 2023
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14 May 1938
Mrs. Burgess explains menstruation to her teen-aged daughter by showing her diagrams in a medical book.
08 July 2021
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26 October 1981
A man murders his brother in a crime of jealous passion. An adaptation of Franz Kafka's short story of the same name.
16 May 1981
An education documentary that takes you through the process of birthing to puberty.
18 September 1981
Kishinchand is a Customs Officer based in Bombay. He has been assigned to infiltrate and expose a gang of smugglers and drug dealers headed by two gangsters named Jaggan and Ajay Kumar.
12 August 1981
Xiu Juan, a filial daughter and caring sister, trades her soul for money to look after her mother and her brother's studies.
22 May 1981
A middle-aged couple give a dinner party to their friends. In the room is a photograph of another group of people, taken in a garden in May.
11 September 1981
Two swordsmen from separate sects band together to kill Ruthless Chi, head of another sect.But did he really die? Events show that the Ruthless killer stills controls the strings and its up to the swordsmen to reveal his true identity.
18 November 1981
A group of friends on vacation in Deauville take on the challenge of hitting on as many girls as possible, collecting the underwear of each of their "victims" as trophies.
28 April 1981
Simon Simpson runs an entertainment agency in Liverpool. At one of his regular auditions in The Bootle Railway Club he sees an aggressive young man fresh from the dole queue who dreams of becoming a professional comedian.
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