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Mona Lisa Smile (DVD, 2004) 
Mona Lisa Smile (DVD, 2004)

 
Mona Lisa Smile (DVD, 2004)

Leading Role: Julia Roberts
Director: Mike Newell
Rating: Rated PG-13
Release Date: Mar 2004
Format: DVD
UPC: 043396100756
Product ID: EPID6473390
Description: Mike Newell's MONA LISA SMILE is a pretty period film that combines a quaint pedagogical tale with a feminist dissection of traditional female roles in 1950s society. Julia Roberts leads an impressive cast of top young actresses includin...
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Mike Newell's MONA LISA SMILE is a pretty period film that combines a quaint pedagogical tale with a feminist dissection of traditional female roles in 1950s society. Julia Roberts leads an impressive cast of top young actresses including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst, and Julia Stiles. Roberts is Katherine Watson, a revolutionary art history teacher at Wellesley College in 1953. Though she has true admiration for her intelligent all-female students, she is perturbed that their interest in finding husbands takes precedence over their studies. Determined to instruct them in feminist values and teach them to be independent--defying the college's emphasis on breeding good wives, mothers, and homemakers--Watson is deemed subversive by the administration. Even Watson's identity--from California, over 30 years old, and unmarried--is problematic. And when she turns her class onto modern art rather than teaching the recommended classical curriculum, Watson is severely chastised by the staunchly conservative students and faculty.


Beautiful photography of the picture-perfect Wellesley campus combined with a perpetual parade of lovely period costumes makes MONA LISA SMILE a visual delight. Strong performances by each of the actresses, including Dunst uncharacteristically cast as a prim and proper prude, and Marcia Gay Harden as a boring tv-addicted spinster, only add to the splendor of this enjoyable film.

Credits
Producer:Deborah Schindler, Elaine Goldsmith, Paul Schiff
Cast:Julia Roberts, Juliet Stevenson

Notes
DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen
Audio:
   Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
   Dolby Digital 2.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
   Trailer
   Art Forum
   College Then and Now
   What Women Wanted: 1953
   Music Video - 1. Elton John "The Heart of Every Girl"
Text/Photo Galleries:
   Filmographies, Theatrical Release: DECEMBER 19, 2003

Editorial Reviews
"If Ms. Roberts is the undisputed star of MONA LISA SMILE, she graciously allows her acolytes plenty of opportunity to sparkle."
New York Times - Stephen Holden (12/19/2003)

"[An] appealing period drama..."
Los Angeles Times - Manohla Dargis (12/19/2003)

"[O]bservant and thoughtful..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (12/19/2003)

"Roberts' famous smile suits this material....The support is strong too: MONA LISA SMILE might be read as a master-class for the next generation of Hollywood leading women."
Sight and Sound - David Jays (03/01/2004)

"[A] stunningly executed example of period production design."
Premiere - Premiere Staff (05/01/2004)

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      Mona Lisa Smile
    Review created: 10/12/06
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    utgeek ( 264)
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    5 of 7 people found this review helpful.

    2 words...Chick Flick
    the sad thing is it really wasn't that good of one. Julia Roberts could have done a much better job.


    Review ID: 10000000002121457
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