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Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal
6.6
33%Runtime117 min
Rating12
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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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are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, directed by Mike Newell in 2003, offers a compelling exploration of changing social norms in 1950s America through the lens of Julia Roberts' captivating performance as a progressive art history professor challenging her traditional students to rethink the expectations placed upon them.
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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.
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