The Nanny

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 couples infant son Annettes a natural Against a backdrop of leftist demonstrations Annette whos lover is a teacher jailed for subversion asks the doctor to teach her to read and write Her nature and curiosity the doctors bland ideas he and his wifes problems and the two infants bring the story to a head