Mona Lisa smile - Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Mike Newell
Threat advisory: High - High risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
In a world that told them how to think, she showed them how to live.
1953 America was a time ripe for change for women and when Katherine Ann Willis (Julia Roberts) arrives to teach Art History at Wellesley College, she finds the institution drowning in outdated mores. While the nation struggles with the fears that accompany a shifting political culture, the powers that be at Wellesley seem to want to re-corset the women who had been the backbone of the World War II workforce just a few years earlier. A passionate educator, Katherine takes on the establishment and in doing so, deeply affects her students who in turn lead her to alter the course of her life forever.
Persons of interest
- Julia Roberts .... Katherine Willis
- Kirsten Dunst .... Betty Warren
- Julia Stiles .... Joan Brandwyn
- Maggie Gyllenhaal .... Giselle Levy
- Ginnifer Goodwin .... Constance Baker
- Dominic West .... Bill Dunbar
- Juliet Stevenson .... Amanda Armstrong
- Marcia Gay Harden .... Nancy Abbey
- John Slattery .... Paul Moore
- Marian Seldes .... President Jocelyn Carr
- Donna Mitchell .... Mrs Warren
- Terence Rigby .... Doctor Edward Staunton
- Laura Allen .... Susan Delacorte
- Topher Grace .... Tommy Donegal
- Jordan Bridges .... Spencer Jones
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach .... Charlie Stewart
- Lawrence Konner .... Screenwriter
- Mark Rosenthal .... Screenwriter
- Mike Newell .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
Dead Poets Society for girls.
Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
- Languages: English
- Picture: Widescreen
- Special features:
- Biographies: Talent profiles
- Featurettes: Behind-the-scenes featurettes look at the world that inspired the movie:
- What women wanted
- Art forum
- College (University): Then and now
- Music video: The heart of every girl performed by Elton John
- Trailers: Theatrical, bonus
Security censorship classification
PG (Mature themes, sexual references, low level coarse language)
Surveillance time
119 minutes (1:59 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 19 February 2004
DVD rental: 5 August 2004
VHS rental: 5 August 2004
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