Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
12/19/2003 (US) • 1h 57m
They had everything. She showed them more.
Overview
Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.
Top Billed Cast
Katherine Ann Watson
Betty Warren
Joan Brandwyn
Giselle Levy
Connie Baker
Bill Dunbar
Amanda Armstrong
Nancy Abbey
Paul Moore
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$72,300,000.00
Revenue
$141,337,989.00
Keywords
massachusetts
art school
inspiration
feminist
conservative
lgbt
post war
post world war ii
faculty
art history
teacher hero
women's issues
subversive
1950s
unmarried woman
woman centric
women and society
woman independence
women's independence
liberal arts
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