La balia (1999)
The Nanny
Rome, early 20th century: a wealthy psychiatrist, who runs an asylum for women and lacks imagination in his practice, must find a wet nurse for his infant when his wife panics after childbirth. He brings a peasant, Annette, to Rome, forcing her to leave her own baby behind. To the consternation and increasing anger of the wife, the nanny immediately bonds with the couple's infant son - Annette's a natural. Against a backdrop of leftist demonstrations, Annette, who's lover is a teacher jailed for subversion, asks the doctor to teach her to read and write. Her nature and curiosity, the doctor's bland ideas, he and his wife's problems, and the two infants bring the story to a head.
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Fabrizio Bentivoglio
as Prof. Mori
as Prof. Mori
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
as Vittoria Mori
as Vittoria Mori
Maya Sansa
as Annetta
as Annetta
Jacqueline Lustig
as Maddalena
as Maddalena
Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
as Nardi
as Nardi
Elda Alvigini
as Lena
as Lena
Elda Alvigini
as Patient
as Patient
Fabio Camilli
as Broker
as Broker
Michele Placido
as Belli Estate Patient
as Belli Estate Patient
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Marco Bellocchio
Director
Director
Luigi Pirandello
Writer
Writer
Marco Bellocchio
Screenplay
Screenplay
Marco Bellocchio
Story
Story
Marco Bellocchio
Producer
Producer
