Disbelief, shock, hostility and superstition confronted the wife of one of the filmmakers when she decided to give birth without pain medication using the Lamaze method of childbirth. Her tale is about trusting oneself and accepting responsibility even when it means rejecting popular beliefs and establishment authority.
80 minutes
In Memoriam
December 24, 2007
Kartemquin Films is sad to convey the passing of a long-time friend of our organization. Dr. Barbara Temaner Brodley (75), ex-wife of Kartemquin founder Jerry Temaner, was active in her career and community, and will be missed by many. Barbara, with then husband Jerry, starred in Kartemquin's 1970 film Marco about parental rights in childbirth.
Read her obituary in the Chicago Tribune.
- Executive Producers
- Vaile Scott
- Louis Marrone
- Co-Producers
- Gerald Temaner (Father)
- Gordon Quinn
- Cast
- Barbara Temaner (Mother)
- Marco Temaner (Child)
- Gerald Temaner (Father)
- Gordon Quinn (Uncle)
“Informed with love and filmed with skill…It vividly captures the suspense, humor, agony, tenderness and wonder of a human birth.”
—Richard Christiansen, Chicago Daily News
American Film Festival, 1971 – Blue Ribbon
Venice Film Festival, 1971 – Official Selection
Chicago International Film Festival, 1971 – Official Selection