Mori, a successful psychiatrist, hires a nanny for his son while his wife suffers from postpartum depression. Then, he brings Annetta, a peasant who leaves his son behind to take care the baby, with whom she creates a strong connection. While she struggles to learn new things, the psychiatrist’s wife is even more upset, starting a conflict between all of in the house.
Film print provided by CSC-Cineteca Nazionale.
La Balia
1999
18 years
106 min.
Fiction
Italy
Colorido
Marco Bellocchio
Marco Bellocchio, Daniela Ceselli
Giuseppe Lanci
Francesca Calvelli
Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Maya Sansa, Jacqueline Lustig, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
Marco Bellocchio, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
Film Albatros
Carlo Crivelli
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