Mona Lisa Smile DVD Julia Roberts Kirsten Dunst Julia Stiles Maggie Gyllenhaal

Cast: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dominic West, Juliet Stevenson, Marcia Gay Harden, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Slattery, Marian Seldes, Topher Grace, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Chuck Montgomery, Lisa Roberts Gillan, Kevin Osborne, Julie Wagner, Liliane Thomas
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 120 minutes
Region: 1
Format: DVD Widescreen
Audio: English, French
Subtitles: English, French
Sound: Dolby Digital
Special Features: Close Captioned, more
Release Date: 2004
Theatrical Release: 2003
UPC: 043396100756
ISBN: 1404905839
Studio: Columbia
Director: Mike Newell
Made in: USA
Former Rental: No
Condition: Used. Scratches & scuff marks. Plays well, doesn't skip. Case has shelf wear.
Inventory: DS.SH

Movie 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 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.

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

An appealing period drama.
Los Angeles Times - Manohla Dargis

Observant and thoughtful.
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert

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

A stunningly executed example of period production design.
Premiere - Premiere Staff

The best picture of the year by far. Mona Lisa Smile will put a smile on your face, in your heart and in your mind.
CBS - TV - David Sheehan

Mona Lisa Smile will light you up with laughter and love
Access Hollywood - Clay Smith

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