The Nanny
1999 · 106 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 591 VOTES · DIR. Marco Bellocchio
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 733 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:30 THE NANNY
00:06:58 Well?
00:09:57 We're nearly there. Save your energy.
00:16:26 What's wrong? You should be happy.
00:21:00 Get dressed.
00:24:06 And no talk of baptisms!
00:28:20 The doctor's here.
00:35:30 Where do you eat? - ln the kitchen.
00:38:41 to check his weight.
00:43:39 The lightning won't hurt you.
00:47:40 What did he do?
00:50:46 Come here.
00:56:18 Was she disrespectful?
00:58:11 never healing anybody, leaving it all to chance.
01:01:32 l imagine even what doesn't exist.
01:05:33 Your first thought must be for the baby.
01:10:30 ''Listen. Look. Speak''
01:12:41 ls ''l imagine'' in the letter?
01:17:00 Briefly we feel close to something beautiful
01:20:29 Like those your husband writes?
01:23:21 What an inert, motionless life l lead.
01:26:41 l did, but...
01:36:37 l just wanted to say goodbye.
01:39:53 Do you like that?