Maria Montessori Movie Details:
| French title | La Nouvelle Femme |
| Also known as | The New Woman |
| Country | France Italy |
| Language | French Italian |
| Genre | Biography, Drama |
| Release date | 5 October 2023 (Zurich) 13 March 2024 (France) |
| Running time | 1hr 54min |
| Starring | Jasmine Trinca Leïla Bekhti |
| Directed by | Léa Todorov |
| Written by | Léa Todorov Catherine Paillé |
| Produced by | Grégoire Debailly |
| Cinematography by | Sébastien Goepfert |
| Edited by | Esther Lowe |
| Production Company | Geko Films Tempesta |
| Distributor | Ad Vitam |
Maria Montessori Movie Cast & Characters:
- Jasmine Trinca as Maria Montessori
- Leïla Bekhti as Lili d’Alengy
- Rafaëlle Sonneville-Caby as Tina d’Alengy
- Raffaele Esposito as Giuseppe Montesano, the husband of Maria Montessori
- Pietro Ragusa as the prince
- Agathe Bonitzer as Clarisse
- Sébastien Pouderoux as Jean Itard, the doctor
- Laura Borelli as Carlotta
- Nancy Huston as Betsy
- Raffaella Ducrey Giordano as Anna
- Georgia Ives as Giorgia
- Stefano Abbati as Professor Lombroso
- Gianfranco Poddighe as Guido Baccelli, a doctor
- Renato Sarti as Alessandro Montessori, the father of Maria Montessori
- Patrizia La Fonte as Renilde Montessori, the mother of Maria Montessori and wife to Alessandro Montessori
- Daniela Macaluso as Sarta
- Roberto Zibetti as the journalist
- Irina Valvilova as the Russian at Betsy
- Luciana Castelluci as Ms. Montesano
- Emily Di Ronza as a student
Storyline:
A Parisian courtesan flees to Rome to protect her reputation when her daughter’s learning disability could become exposed. There she meets Maria Montessori, who is pioneering a teaching method that may help the child.
About Maria Montessori Movie:
Maria Montessori (French: La Nouvelle Femme) is a biographical drama film directed by Léa Todorov and co-written with Catherine Paillé. It stars Jasmine Trinca and Leïla Bekhti in the main roles. It is the director’s second film.
The approximately 30 children who appeared in the film were mostly either neuro-atypical or had minor or major motor disorders. “We gave them much more credit than society normally does,” said Todorov about their participation.
The film premiered on 5 October 2023 at the Zurich Film Festival. The first trailer was presented at the beginning of February 2024. The film was theatrically distributed in Germany on 7 March 2024 by Neue Visionen. On 13 March 2024, the film was distributed by Ad Vitam in French cinemas.
Maria Montessori Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | €3,600,000 |
| Worldwide Collection | $4,175,860 |
