A Child is born

Traces the relationship between a young wife and her husband from the time that they decide to have children to the birth and homecoming of their first child. Shows the development of the foetus using live photography and the actual birth of the child, capturing the blend of pain and joy in life’s most miraculous moment. Adapted from the film “Barnet (the child)” produced by Skandia Insurance Company, Stockholm. Narrated by Mary S. Caldesone.

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Credits

production company

Ealing Studios

Skandia Insurance

Duration

00:23:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015336

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Birth, Hour of

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Childbirth

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Fatherhood

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Birth, Hour of

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1971

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