Name: Maria Montessori
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2023-11-05
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Jasmine Trinca, Leïla Bekhti, Rafaëlle Sonneville-Caby, Raffaele Esposito, Laura Borelli

2023·Drama·1h 40m

7.0

★

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.

Directed by Léa Todorov

courtesan

disabled child

disability

learning disability

teachers and students

women's rights

semi-biographical

out of wedlock child

handicapped

children learning

women empowerment

teaching children

IMDB

N/A

Cast

Jasmine Trinca

Maria Montessori

Leïla Bekhti

Lili d’Alengy

Raffaele Esposito

Giuseppe Ferruccio Montesano

Nancy Huston

Betsy

Agathe Bonitzer

Clarisse

Sébastien Pouderoux

Jean Itard

Pietro Ragusa

Le prince

Stefano Abbati

Cesare Lombroso

Renato Sarti

Alessandro Montessori

Patrizia La Fonte

Renilde Montessori

Giacomo Fadda

Conseil Scientifique

Crew

Léa Todorov

Director

Léa Todorov

Writer

Sébastien Goepfert

Director of Photography

Stéphane Germain

Key Grip

Samuel Aïchoun

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Alexis Meynet

Dialogue Editor

Popular Reviews

29 reviews

Mathias

6.0★ · 01/13/26

Very wonderful premise. Saw it at work (I work in a Montessori kindergarten). The presentation has its moments but the lighting was really awkward. The performances were fine. But! The themes are very important

arielle

6.0★ · 12/12/25

Giuseppe count your fucking days

naomi

6.0★ · 12/12/24

comment ils ont fait pour travailler avec les enfants handicapés ? C'est vraiment impressionnant et très touchant !

Samuele

3.0★ · 10/07/24

they lowkey forgot she was a raging fascist and racist, also just ass movie overall

Anna

9.0★ · 06/15/24

wow