Maria Montessori (2023)
Original title: La Nouvelle Femme
Maria Montessori is a 2023 French-language drama movie directed by Léa Todorov, with a running time of 1h 40m. It stars Jasmine Trinca, Leïla Bekhti and Rafaëlle Sonneville-Caby.
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.
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
- Agathe Bonitzer as Clarisse
- Sébastien Pouderoux as Jean Itard
- Pietro Ragusa as Le prince
- Raffaella Ducrey Giordano as Anna
- Georgia Ives as Giorgia
- Stefano Abbati as Cesare Lombroso