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Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

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They had everything. She showed them more.

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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they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

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Director
Mike Newell
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    Katherine Ann Watson Julia Roberts
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    Betty Warren Kirsten Dunst
  • Profile picture of Julia Stiles
    Joan Brandwyn Julia Stiles
  • Profile picture of Maggie Gyllenhaal
    Giselle Levy Maggie Gyllenhaal
  • Profile picture of Ginnifer Goodwin
    Connie Baker Ginnifer Goodwin
  • Profile picture of Dominic West
    Bill Dunbar Dominic West
  • Profile picture of Juliet Stevenson
    Amanda Armstrong Juliet Stevenson
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    Nancy Abbey Marcia Gay Harden

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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