La Nourrice (1999) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1999, La Nourrice is a drame film directed by Marco Bellocchio, running about 106 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. La Nourrice stars Fabrizio Bentivoglio as Prof. Mori, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Vittoria Mori, Maya Sansa as Annetta and Jacqueline Lustig as Maddalena, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, La Nourrice has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch La Nourrice page.

If you liked it. Fans of La Nourrice tend to enjoy Les Évadés, Le Parrain, La Liste de Schindler and Le Parrain, 2e partie.