Maria Montessori(2023)
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.
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Maria Montessori
Lili d’Alengy
Giuseppe Ferruccio Montesano
Betsy
Clarisse
Jean Itard
Le prince
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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.
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