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Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

PG-13 · 2003-12-19 · 1h 57m · EN
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In a world that told them how to think, she showed them how to live.

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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are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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Mike NewellDirector
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Julia RobertsJulia RobertsKatherine Ann WatsonKirsten DunstKirsten DunstBetty WarrenJulia StilesJulia StilesJoan BrandwynMaggie GyllenhaalMaggie GyllenhaalGiselle LevyGinnifer GoodwinGinnifer GoodwinConnie BakerTopher GraceTopher GraceTommy DonegalDominic WestDominic WestBill DunbarTaylor RobertsTaylor RobertsLouiseJuliet StevensonJuliet StevensonAmanda ArmstrongMarcia Gay HardenMarcia Gay HardenNancy AbbeyLily RabeLily RabeArt History StudentJennie EisenhowerJennie EisenhowerGirl at the Station

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UsaLgbtMassachusetts1950sPost world war iiArt schoolFemininityFeministPost warFacultyArt historyRowingSchool nurseTeacher heroWomen's issuesWomen's collegeConservativeInspirationSubversiveWomen and societyUnmarried womanWoman centricWoman independenceWellesley collegePrim and properA woman's placeWomen's independenceLiberal arts

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Genre affinityDrama · Romance · HistoryTheme affinityUsa · Lgbt · MassachusettsMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomance · Post World War Ii · Post WarDirector preference16735

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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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are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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Mona Lisa Smile has a runtime of 117 minutes.

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