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Mona Lisa Smile (2003) -- A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 50's Wellesley girls to question their traditional societal roles.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   21,506 votes
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Director:
Mike Newell
Writers (WGA):
Lawrence Konner (written by) &
Mark Rosenthal (written by)
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Release Date:
19 December 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
In a world that told them how to think, she showed them how to live. more
Plot:
A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 50's Wellesley girls to question their traditional societal roles. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 nominations more
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This Picture Is Better Than It Should Be more (249 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content and thematic issues.
Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Massachusetts, USA more

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Trivia:
In order to prepare for her role, Julia Roberts observed art history classes at New York University. more
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Anachronisms: The turntable tonearm is of late-1960s vintage more
Quotes:
[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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Movie Connections:
Features Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956) more
Soundtrack:
Besame Mucho more

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14 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
This Picture Is Better Than It Should Be, 15 June 2004
Author: tonstant viewer

This is the kind of movie that is easy to pan, but deserves better. Yes, the premise is familiar, the plot is formulaic, the characters seem like you've met them before.

But...

"The devil is in the details," as they say, and this picture has just enough surprises, just enough charm, just enough fine acting to make it worth watching. Movies do not have to be real to be worthwhile, they just have to be about real things. The questions "Mona Lisa Smile" covers are still very much with us, and may provoke considerable discussion in your house. This film is respectful enough of its subject matter and well-enough executed to make it a much better way to spend your time than most of what's out there now. Don't believe the sourpusses, this one's a good'un.

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