Maria Montessori - La nouvelle femme

Directed by
Léa Todorov
Starring
Jasmine Trinca, Leïla Bekhti
Duration
99 min.
Year
2024

In 1900, Lili d'Alengy, a famous Parisian courtesan, has a shameful secret - her daughter Tina, born with a handicap. Unwilling to care for a child who threatens her career, she decides to leave Paris for Rome. There, she meets Maria Montessori, a medical doctor who is developing a revolutionary learning method for children then known as "deficient". But Maria was also hiding a secret: a child born out of wedlock. Together, the two women will help each other win their place in this man's world and make history.

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