La nouvelle femme
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When the unmarried Maria Montessori made the decision in 1901 to leave her son Mario indefinitely after his birth in order to develop a new vision of education as a modern and free woman, she suspected that she would spark a revolution. In an institute she founded for disabled children, she developed learning methods that later made history and were driven by one thought: as long as you love the children, they can learn anything. It is not discipline, but their freedom that will show what treasures are hidden in the children. But of course she doesn't receive a salary as head of the institute, her partner Montesano takes the credit, and she has to break the resistance of the male scientific elite. There is no way to finally take her son home in this world. Maria takes little Tina, the daughter of prostitute Lili d'Alengy, into her institute. The girl blossoms here and Maria and Lili fatefully become allies. The two women forge a joint network that not only enables independenc...
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This film is not shown in our current program
Our program for the cinema week starting on Thursday will be published each Monday afternoon