About this release
La vita di Maria Montessori, l'educatrice italiana che ha precorso i tempi diventando celebre in tutto il mondo grazie al suo metodo pedagogico rivoluzionario. Alla fine dell'Ottocento fu tra le prime donne italiane a laurearsi in medicina, una donna moderna che combatte le ipocrisie del proprio tempo, e ha dedicato tutta la sua vita al "metodo", tentando di farlo entrare nel sistema arcaico della scuola italiana mentre il resto del mondo ne comprende subito l'importanza.
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Disc 1
DVD
Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambini (2007)
200 min
Drama
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.
Credits
Director
Gianluca Maria Tavarelli
Writer
Monica Zapelli
Gianmario Pagano
Cast
Paola Cortellesias Maria Montessori
Massimo Poggioas Giuseppe Montesano
Gianmarco Tognazzias Cardi
Alberto Craccoas Preside Baccelli
Alessandro Lucenteas Mario Montessori
Adalberto Maria Merlias Alessandro Montessori
Imma Piroas Teresa
Giulia Lazzarinias Renilde Montessori
Lisa Gastonias Gemma Montesano
Giovanni Bissacaas Talamo
Cinematographer
Roberto Forza
Composer
Marco Betta
Editor
Alessandro Heffler
Producer
Pietro Valsecchi
Camilla Nesbitt
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 2, 2026