Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are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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Julia Roberts
Katherine Ann Watson
Kirsten Dunst
Betty Warren
Julia Stiles
Joan Brandwyn
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Giselle Levy
Ginnifer Goodwin
Connie Baker
Topher Grace
Tommy Donegal
Dominic West
Bill Dunbar
Taylor Roberts
Louise
Juliet Stevenson
Amanda Armstrong
Marcia Gay Harden
Nancy Abbey
Lily Rabe
Art History Student
Jennie Eisenhower
Girl at the Station
Keywords
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
