Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

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Written by Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal

Directed by Mike Newell

Running Time: 125 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2003

Rating: 12 Certificate

Filmed in Colour

Featuring memorable performances from some Hollywood's top actresses, this delightful film - released in 2003 - is about one woman's struggle to bring feminism to a stuffy school for girls in the early 1950s.

Julia Roberts (pictured) stars as Katherine Ann Watson, a spirited feminist graduate who moves to Massachusetts to teach at the prestigious Wellesley College. She's keen to spread her message of female empowerment among the young and impressionable students, who include Kirsten Dunst as Betty Warren, Julia Stiles as Joan Brandwyn and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Giselle Levy.

When they are first introduced to their new teacher, the girls are set in their ways and disinterested. They already have one eye on finding a husband and settling down, which, despite their obvious intelligence, makes their education something of a secondary priority.

This being 1953, Katherine strives to convince the girls that they can become success stories in their own right. What she is meant to be teaching them, though, is art history, and when the school's directors learn what is going on in her classes, they fire out a warning for her to change her unorthodox ways. Katherine bonds with the girls and finds that each of them possesses an incredible inner strength and willingness to learn. Perhaps they will fulfil their potential as individuals after all.

Cast

Image for Julia RobertsJulia RobertsKatherine Ann Watson
Image for Kirsten DunstKirsten DunstBetty Warren
Image for Julia StilesJulia StilesJoan Brandwyn
Image for Maggie GyllenhaalMaggie GyllenhaalGiselle Levy
Ginnifer GoodwinConnie Baker
Image for Dominic WestDominic WestBill Dunbar
Image for Juliet StevensonJuliet StevensonAmanda Armstrong
Image for Marcia Gay HardenMarcia Gay HardenNancy Abbey
Image for John SlatteryJohn SlatteryPaul Moore
Marian SeldesPresident Jocelyn Carr
Donna MitchellMrs. Warren
Terence RigbyDr. Edward Staunton
Jennie EisenhowerGirl at the Station
Leslie LylesHousing Director
Laura AllenSusan Delacorte

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