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Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambini

2007 · 200 min

A serious, heartfelt historical drama that immerses you in one woman's lifelong struggle for educational reform, with a measured pace and emotional depth.

Directed by
Gianluca Maria Tavarelli
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paola Cortellesi, Massimo Poggio, Gianmarco Tognazzi
Overview
The story of Maria Montessori the most famous pedagogue of the world. She spent all her life to make her "metodo" (method) accepted in the archaic Italian school system, while the rest of the world immediately understand the importance of her theories. She was the first Italian Doctor, a famous feminist, a scientist. Her private life was hit by having an illegitimate son and by the Fascism that didn't want to accept completely her theories.

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Directed by
Gianluca Maria Tavarelli
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paola Cortellesi, Massimo Poggio, Gianmarco Tognazzi
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • education
  • identity
  • family
  • gender
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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