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Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 American drama film produced by Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures in association with Red Om Films Productions, directed by Mike Newell, written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Dec 19, 2003 · Julia Roberts stars as Katherine Watson, a modern art teacher who challenges the conservative traditions of Wellesley College in 1953. The film explores her relationship with her students, her love interests and her feminist ideals.
Synopsis. Katherine Watson (Julia Roberts), an Oakland State University Ph.D. student, is hired as an Art History instructor at Wellesley College for the 1953/54 school year. She is not an obvious choice as Wellesley is an exclusive upper crust institution where its faculty, students and alumni generally look down upon "State" universities.
Jul 19, 2022 · Introduction. Mona Lisa Smile is a film based in New England in the 1950s. The movie title references the famous art by Leonardo Da Vinci called Mona Lisa. The film is a drama about a teacher who travels to teach students in New England in a school called Wellesley.
Dec 19, 2003 · Mona Lisa Smile: Directed by Mike Newell. With Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal. Katherine Watson teaches art history in 1953 at the respectable all-female Wellesley College.
Apr 2, 2024 · Julia Roberts stars as a free-spirited art history professor who challenges tradition at a conservative women's college in the 1950s. The film explores the themes of feminism, romance, and social issues with a positive and uplifting message.
Jul 24, 2023 · Mona Lisa Smile tells the story of feminist teacher Kathryn Ann Watson, who leaves her boyfriend in Los Angeles to teach at a conservative private women’s college. Instead of the bright minds of her generation, Kathryn meets girls with the primary life purpose to get married.
