The Nanny (1999)
- Original title
- La balia
- Directed by
- Marco Bellocchio
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In early 20th century Italy, a wealthy family hires a wet nurse from the countryside to care for their baby. The nanny struggles with the emotional distance from her own child while bonded with the infant she tends.
somberintrospectivedeliberatemelancholicrestrainedpoignantearthyquietly intense
What happens
The Nanny (Italian: La balia) is a 1999 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It is based on the short story with the same name by Luigi Pirandello. It made it into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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