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Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
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19 December 2003 (USA) moreTagline:
In a world that told them how to think, she showed them how to live. morePlot:
A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 50's Wellesley girls to question their traditional societal roles. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Will raise the spirits of all but the most hard hearted. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Nancy Abbey | |
| John Slattery | ... | Paul Moore | |
| Marian Seldes | ... | President Jocelyn Carr | |
| Donna Mitchell | ... | Mrs. Warren | |
| Terence Rigby | ... | Dr. Edward Staunton | |
| Jennie Eisenhower | ... | Girl at the Station | |
| Leslie Lyles | ... | Housing Director | |
| Laura Allen | ... | Susan Delacorte |
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content and thematic issues.Parents Guide:
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117 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Brazil:12 | Canada:G (British Columbia/Ontario/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Finland:S | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:AL | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7Fun Stuff
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In order to prepare for their roles, the leads were all put through a finishing school two weeks prior to filming. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the Maypole dance, the first shot of the maypole already has a tight pattern made at the top. In the second shot of the maypole, the ribbons are just starting to go around the pole. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Betty Warren: [voiceover] All her life, she had wanted to teach at Wellesley College. So, when a position opened in the Art History department, she pursued it single-mindedly until she was hired. It was whispered that Katherine Watson, a first-year teacher from Oakland State, made up in brains what she lacked in pedigree. Which was why this bohemian from California was on her way to the most conservative college in the nation.
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My granddaughters like to watch movies over and over. With Mona Lisa Smile, I'm with them. This is a movie that will lift you up and make you smile.
Some reviewers on this site claim the movie has a liberal agenda. Well, if its liberal to want young ladies to consider all their options and be able to reach for the stars - if they choose, then who can disagree. Label me with an "L".
Recent movies that I will watch again include Groundhog Day, In America, The Emperor's Club, and In & Out. If you liked most of these, watch this movie.
You won't be disappointed. And be sure to watch the credits at the end, the part done to the song "The Heart of Every Girl." The older generation will really relate.