Press Release Criterion Press Release: Nanny (2022) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

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A spellbinding blend of social observation and artful shocks, the debut feature from Nikyatu Jusu plunges into the increasingly fractured consciousness of Aisha (Anna Diop), a Senegalese immigrant who takes a job as a nanny for a wealthy white family in New York City. Separated from her own son and casually exploited by her employers, Aisha finds herself consumed by unsettling visions and a growing rage—one that could either destroy or empower her. This visually captivating tour de force—the first horror movie to win the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival—distills complex ideas about motherhood, inequality, and cultural dislocation into a work of dreamlike dread.

FILM INFO​

• United States
• 2022
• 98 minutes
• Color
• 2.00:1
• English, Wolof
• Spine #1196
  
  

  DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES​

  • New 4K digital master, approved by director Nikyatu Jusu, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio and uncompressed stereo soundtracks
  • New program featuring Jusu, actors Anna Diop and Michelle Monaghan, and director of photography Rina Yang
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
  • PLUS: An essay by critic Angelica Jade Bastién
    
    New cover by Jeremy Enecio
    
    October 31, 2023

 

[Ronald Epstein]

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[jayembee]

Not familiar with this film at all, but it looks like one worth checking out.

 

[bujaki]

What!!! Not the Bette film???

 

[lark144]

What!!! Not the Bette film???

Not the "nounou l'enfer" either, which is the mainstream French press' new nickname for Fran Drescher.

 

[bujaki]

Not the "nounou l'enfer" either, which is the mainstream French press' new nickname for Fran Drescher.

I thought of Ms. Drescher, but Ms. Davis has been released by Criterion. And what's wrong with her Nanny, I ask? Wouldn't you have liked having her instead of Mary Poppins?

 

[lark144]

I thought of Ms. Drescher, but Ms. Davis has been released by Criterion. And what's wrong with her Nanny, I ask? Wouldn't you have liked having her instead of Mary Poppins?

Unfortunately, The Nanny is now ensconced in Uncle Walt's asylum. Though it might be fun to see Bette go 12 rounds with Mary Poppins.