by Marco Bellocchio · Divisa HV · DVD · EAN 8421394521049
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«La balia» is the film by Marco Bellocchio (1999), starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Fabrizio Bentivoglio and Maya Sansa, on DVD.
In early 20th-century Rome, with Italy shaken by social conflicts, psychiatrist Mori hires Annetta, an illiterate peasant woman, as a wet nurse for his baby because his wife Vittoria cannot breastfeed. When Annetta asks him to teach her to read and write, family life falls into crisis.
The DVD includes audio in Spanish and Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0). The film was part of the official selection of the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.
Suitable for all audiences, it will appeal to fans of Italian cinema and period drama.
