“All work is noble; the only ignoble thing is to live without working. There is need to realize the value of work in all its forms whether manual or intellectual, to be called 'mate,' to have sympathetic understanding of all forms of activity.”

2023 French Italian historical drama film

Maria Montessori is a 2023 French Italian historical drama film written and directed by Léa Todorov. It stars Jasmine Trinca as Maria Montessori and Leïla Bekhti as a fictional woman who turns to her for help. The film is Todorov's second feature. It presents Montessori as a figure at the center of a historical drama, with the story built around her meeting with a woman in need of her support.