Maria Montessori (La Nouvelle Femme) Caloundra Tue night "5 stars" Australian Book Review
Tue, 19 Nov
|Caloundra
An excellent film that tells the story of two very different women, a French courtesan and an Italian educator who help each other find their place in the world and establish a new vision of education. "Captivating." Cine Mag
Time & Location
19 Nov 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:40 pm
Caloundra, 2/11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
About the Event
MARIA MONTESSORI Film Trailer HERE
100 Min. Director Léa Todorov (French) Cast Jasmine Trinca, Leïla Bekhti, Pietro Ragusa, Emily Di Ronza, , Raffaele Esposito.
Genre Biography, Drama.
Starring Jasmine Trinca (Superheroes and many more) in the title role this beautiful and entertaining film tells the story of the famed Italian physician and educator who invented a teaching method that is still being used today in 35,000 schools bearing her name across the globe but it's got a French twist to it as it begins in Paris at the turn of the 20th Century where we meet Lili d’Alengy (who is played by French actor Leïla Bekhti who was her superb self in All Your Faces from this years French FF ) a famous Parisian courtesan who entertains on stage and off.
Lili has a has a shameful secret – a daughter with a disability, Tina, whom she has hidden to protect he…