Maria Montessori
La Nouvelle femme
2023, Film, 100 min, Biography, Drama, French, France, MoviePedia score 67
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
Cast
- Leïla Bekhti as Lili d'Alengy
- Jasmine Trinca as Maria Montessori
- Rafaëlle Sonneville-Caby as Tina
- Raffaele Esposito as Giuseppe Montesano
- Laura Borelli as Carlotta, la nourrice
- Nancy Huston as Betsy
- Agathe Bonitzer as Clarisse
- Sébastien Pouderoux as Jean, le frère de Lili
- Pietro Ragusa as Le prince
- Marius Arnaud as Enfant de l'institut
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