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
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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
Stéphane Germain
Key Grip
Samuel Aïchoun
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alexis Meynet
Dialogue Editor
Popular Reviews
16 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
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
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 !
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
they lowkey forgot she was a raging fascist and racist, also just ass movie overall
