Maria Montessori

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

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