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      The Wet-Nurse

      1999 1h 46m Drama List
      Reviews 86% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Professor Mori (Fabrizio Bentivoglio) is proud to be a new father, but his young wife, Vittoria (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi), cannot breast-feed the child, let alone care for it emotionally. Professor Mori hires illiterate peasant girl Annetta (Maya Sansa) to serve in their household as a wet nurse and nanny. Annetta is a natural caregiver, but she must abandon her own infant when she fills the position. Her presence in the house soon causes problems between the professor and his wife. Read More Read Less

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 27, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Nella Roma umbertina, percorsa da fermenti sociali e repressione poliziesca, in una famiglia dell'alta borghesia nasce un figlio. La vita dei genitori, lo psichiatra professor Mori e la moglie Vittoria, viene trasformata: pur compiendo i propri doveri di madre, Vittoria non riesce a provare alcun sentimento per la creatura che ha dato alla luce e il bambino non si attacca al seno della madre. Mori decide di prendere una balia; la scelta cade su Annetta, una ragazza che ha intravisto in treno insieme a un gruppo di sovversivi. Annetta si dedica al neonato con grande affetto, ma le sue attenzioni nei confronti del figlio aumentano l'angoscia di Vittoria. [it.wikipedia.org] Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Professor Mori (Fabrizio Bentivoglio) is proud to be a new father, but his young wife, Vittoria (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi), cannot breast-feed the child, let alone care for it emotionally. Professor Mori hires illiterate peasant girl Annetta (Maya Sansa) to serve in their household as a wet nurse and nanny. Annetta is a natural caregiver, but she must abandon her own infant when she fills the position. Her presence in the house soon causes problems between the professor and his wife.
      Director
      Marco Bellocchio
      Screenwriter
      Luigi Pirandello, Marco Bellocchio, Daniela Ceselli
      Production Co
      Filmalbatros S.r.l., RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, Istituto Luce Cinecittà
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Italian
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jul 1, 2003
      Runtime
      1h 46m
      Sound Mix
      Surround