Overview
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.
Director and 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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