The war has just ended and the summer has begun. It’s 1945 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Nazi rule is no more. Hope abounds, but there’s a new hypocrisy afoot in the anarchic phase of society that immediately sprouts up—one that Marie (a terrific Mathilde Arcel) knows the threat of all too well. The Danish nanny

The period film is the sole female-directed entry in this year’s Venice competition, down from six of 21 films last year. Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera called the figure a “historic low in recent years”

The period film is the sole female-directed entry in this year’s Venice competition, down from six of 21 films last year. Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera called the figure a “historic low in recent years”