Maria Montessori
Original title: La Nouvelle Femme
7.0(104)20231h 40mFR
Directed by Léa Todorov
Set in 1900, Lili d’Alengy, a Parisian cocotte at the height of her fame, flees Paris to hide her “idiot” daughter. There she meets Maria Montessori, who is pioneering a teaching method that may help the child.
courtesandisabled childdisabilitylearning disabilityteachers and studentswomen's rightssemi-biographicalout of wedlock childhandicappedchildren learningwomen empowermentteaching children
Budget $3.6M
Cast
Jasmine Trinca
Maria Montessori
Leïla Bekhti
Lili d’Alengy
Rafaëlle Sonneville-Caby
Tina d'Alengy
Raffaele Esposito
Giuseppe Ferruccio Montesano
Laura Borelli
Carlotta
Nancy Huston
Betsy
Agathe Bonitzer
Clarisse
Sébastien Pouderoux
Jean Itard
Pietro Ragusa
Le prince
Raffaella Ducrey Giordano
Anna
Georgia Ives
Giorgia
Stefano Abbati
Cesare Lombroso
