Maria Montessori Drama - Film

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Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori tells the impressive story of a woman who was ahead of her time: Maria Montessori fought for her new method of education in a time dominated by men.

In Rome in the early 20th century, Maria Montessori (Jasmine Trinca) meets the successful French courtesan Lili d'Alengy (Leïla Bekhti). Lili has fled Paris to protect her reputation when her daughter's learning disability threatened to come to light. At that moment, Maria lays the foundation for her new and groundbreaking teaching method. Through Maria, Lili gets to know her daughter as she is: not just a girl with a disability, but someone with a strong will and talents. Lili, in turn, helps Maria realize her ambitions. Maria Montessori is a poignant story about the strength of women; about sacrifice and about solidarity. A film embraced by the International Montessori Association, "This is an exceptional film about some groundbreaking years that helped Maria Montessori shape her views and insights about human development and education. The film beautifully depicts the challenges posed to her by society: a young doctor in a male-dominated world, a scientist and a new mother. Léa Todorov's sensitive direction is characterized by authenticity. Highly recommended.' - Lynne Lawrence, Executive Director, Association Montessori Internationale