Drama ·History · France · 2023 · 1h 40m

Maria Montessori

La nouvelle femme

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Director
Léa Todorov
Cast
Jasmine Trinca as Maria Montessori Leïla Bekhti as Lili d’Alengy Rafaëlle Sonneville-Caby as Tina d'Alengy Raffaele Esposito as Giuseppe Ferruccio Montesano Laura Borelli as Carlotta Nancy Huston as Betsy
Crew
Sébastien Goepfert — Director of Photography Esther Lowe — Editor Rémi Boubal — Original Music Composer Léa Todorov — Writer Grégoire Debailly — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
courtesandisabled childdisabilitylearning disabilityteachers and studentswomen's rightssemi-biographicalout of wedlock childhandicappedchildren learningwomen empowermentteaching children
Key Collaborators
Léa Todorov Director Sébastien Goepfert Director of Photography Esther Lowe Editor Rémi Boubal Original Music Composer Léa Todorov Writer Grégoire Debailly Producer
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