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.
courtesan
disabled child
disability
learning disability
teachers and students
women's rights
semi-biographical
out of wedlock child
handicapped
children learning
women empowerment
teaching children
biopic