A Song of Innocence

Overview

Issues of class, gender roles and parenting bubble to the surface in this 19th-century tale about a shepherd girl who farms off her own newborn to a wet nurse in the countryside so that she can earn high wages nursing the infant of a wealthy couple. The two young mothers soon become friends, but trouble arises when the bourgeois hubby takes issue with his wife fraternizing with the help.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 31, 2005

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Cast

Bernard Blancan,Isild Le Besco,Frédéric Pierrot,Anémone,Grégoire Colin,Émilie Dequenne

Director

Antoine Santana

Writer

Antoine Santana,Véronique Puybaret

Producer

Daniel LeConte

Cinematography

Giorgos Arvanitis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0422072