La nourrice

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"Though the title refers to nurse maids, and that is indeed a major theme in this film, the story of the nurse maid in question is the essence of the film. In focusing on her life and times, the customs, inventions and issues back then become a bewitching history lesson. The title character becomes a nurse maid as a way out of many problems country women had back then. Once in the city, she finds out that there are even more challenges waiting for her there. She must not only confront her family's determination to keep her away from her true love and make her marry another man, but she mu..."