Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

12/19/2003 (US) • 1h 57m

Drama, History, Romance

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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are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

Julia Roberts

Katherine Ann Watson

Kirsten Dunst

Betty Warren

Julia Stiles

Joan Brandwyn

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Giselle Levy

Ginnifer Goodwin

Connie Baker

Dominic West

Bill Dunbar

Juliet Stevenson

Amanda Armstrong

John Slattery

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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