“Through machinery, man can exert tremendous powers almost as fantastic as if he were the hero of a fairy tale. Through machinery, man can travel with an ever increasing velocity; he can fly through the air and go beneath the surface of the ocean.”

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.