Every day everyone needs positive emotions. This is especially true for women who are expecting a baby. When they are on maternity leave, they have a lot of free time, so films about pregnancy and childbirth will not only cheer up, but also help to mentally prepare for the upcoming birth of a child. And not necessarily it should be documentary and educational pictures. Light comedies or melodramas will suit many.
"Nine month"
The classic movie about pregnancy and childbirth is Chris Columbus’s comedy Nine Months, which was released in 1995.
The main roles in this film were played by the famous Hollywood actors Julianne Moore and Hugh Grant. In the story, they play a young couple, who have been together for 5 years. At this time, an important moment comes in their life - they decide to have a baby.
The main events of the film develop around the pregnancy of the main character, who had long dreamed of a baby. Funny episodes of the picture are associated with the complete inability of the husband to become a father.
The film also played Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack, Jeff Goldblum, Robin Williams, Ashley Johnson, Alexa Vega.
Junior
The best films about pregnancy and childbirth include Ivan Rytman’s 1994 comedy "Junior." The main roles in it were played by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny De Vitto.
The famous bodybuilder and future governor plays Dr. Alex Hess, who works to solve the problem of miscarriages during pregnancy. Together with his colleague, he is testing an experimental drug. The monkey who had undergone this course of treatment successfully gave birth, now it is time to conduct experiments on people. However, the supervisory board and the clinic management reject this project.
Doctors decide to conduct the experiment secretly. Subject becomes Alex himself. They abduct the egg, which is given the code name Junior. Produce artificial insemination. The next morning, it turns out that Schwarzenegger's character is pregnant. Will he become the first man who managed to give birth, the audience will recognize this picture.
"Life before birth"
Many people watch films about childbirth and pregnancy not only for entertainment. Documentary films are very popular among expectant mothers who are worried about the upcoming birth, do not know the details of how this will happen.
Life Before Birth was shot by National Geographic. It shows the whole process, from the moment of conception to the birth itself.
The entire pregnancy process is shown in stages. A future mother can learn how the fetus develops inside the uterus, how it perceives the movements of the mother and the voice of the father. The most amazing moments are related to the demonstration of how the heart and the nervous system of the embryo function.
A few years later, the second part of the film was shot. In it, the authors talked about new discoveries that have been made by scientists over the years. Researchers have learned a lot about how a child hears in the womb, how he gets used to the taste of food, why he opens his eyes.
"What to expect when you are expecting a baby"
But still, feature films about pregnancy and childbirth remain much more popular than documentaries. One of them is the dramatic comedy of Kirk Jones "What to expect when you are expecting a baby" in 2012. The main role was played by Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz.
The main characters are five couples in love who have to bear all the joys and sorrows of having children. The main character is weight loss trainer Jules, who is 42 years old. But, despite her decent age, she finds out that she can still have children. She will learn about all the vicissitudes faced by women in labor.
"A little pregnant"
The most popular ones during pregnancy are still comedies. In 2007, Judd Apatow shot the picture "A little pregnant." Her slogan is "One hot night that overturned all the others."
This pregnancy and childbirth movie is about 23-year-old loafer Ben Stone, who spends his life aimlessly. From morning till night he smokes marijuana and fills the site about films in which famous artists act without clothes. One fine day he meets a girl obsessed with a career on television. She marks her promotion in a fashion club, and in the morning she is in the same bed with Alison.
Journalist Debi realizes that there is nothing in common between them. The more severe her upset was when she found out in two months that she was pregnant. Surprisingly, Ben takes this news seriously. First, Deby offers to live together, and soon to marry him. True, the tension between them soon grows mainly due to the lack of care of the hero. Ultimately, the journalist kicks the future father of her child out of the house.
On a wild trip to Las Vegas, a young man realizes that he needs to change. Returning to his hometown, he gets a job, finds new housing. Helps his girlfriend during childbirth. Their relationship is getting better.
"Who would say that?"
The comedy “Whoever Says” remains one of the funniest and most fun films about childbirth and pregnancy. The feature film was released in 1989, it was shot by Amy Hekerling.
The main character of this picture is 30-year-old accountant Molly, who meets with one of her regular customers. She is not even embarrassed that he is married and happy in marriage. After all, he promises her to leave the family soon for the sake of their relationship.
In the eyeballs of the picture, she finds out that she is pregnant. The child decides to leave. She tells friends and relatives that she used the services of a sperm donor, and she parted with her real father, catching him with another lover.
Almost immediately after a quarrel with her ex, fights begin. As a result, she receives the most support from an occasional taxi driver who is mistaken for the child’s father in the hospital and even allowed to give birth. They begin to communicate, soon the taxi driver James agrees to become a nanny for the baby, while Molly goes on dates, dreaming of finding her soul mate.
"You will have a baby"
All future parents hear this phrase, but react to it differently. They are insanely happy, others after that break up.
The fate of the heroines of the picture “You will have a child” is different. She belongs to the category of films and TV shows about pregnancy and childbirth, which are especially interested in Russia. Because the film was directed by Russian director Alexander Tsabadze. Also known series on this subject are "Pregnancy Test", "Female Doctor" and "Personal Life of Dr. Selivanova."
The heroines of this melodrama are found in the hospital. They are all pregnant, their fates are different, but they all dream of one thing - to live happily and give birth to healthy children. In the meantime, the time has not yet come to give birth, there is enough time to discuss your life and the future of your children.
Films about childbirth and pregnancy are not filmed by Russian directors as often as we would like. After all, the questions that are raised in this 8-episode melodrama are relevant and familiar to most viewers. That is why the project was so popular.
The same topic is raised in the domestic series "Good Hands", the films "Pregnant", "Baby by November."
"Shelter"
One of the most famous French films about pregnancy and childbirth in recent years was shot by the eminent director Francois Ozon. The painting "Shelter" was released in 2009.
This is a story about a beautiful, young and rich couple. They have only one drawback in life - a passion for drugs. One unfortunate day they make a fatal mistake. They take too much dose of the prohibited substances, and the young man dies. The surviving girl soon finds out that she is pregnant. This child is the last thing that will remind her of a loved one.
She decides to save the child. To save the baby goes to a remote French village, where she soon joins her brother of her late lover.
The main roles in this picture were played by French actors Isabelle Carré, Louis-Ronan Choisy and Pierre Louis-Calixte.
The film received high reviews from viewers and film critics. In particular, he won a special jury prize at the international film festival in Spain's San Sebastian.
Unlike most of the films mentioned in this article, this is not comedy, but drama. Such films, telling about the difficult inner experiences of young mothers, are also popular.