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.
Carlotta

Nancy Huston
Betsy

Agathe Bonitzer
Clarisse

Sébastien Pouderoux
Jean Itard