Set in 1953, Mona Lisa Smile tells the story of Katherine Watson (Julia Roberts), a new young art history professor at Wellesley College, an all-female campus with a prestigious reputation for academic excellence. Unfortunately for free-minded Berkeley grad Watson, her East Coast teaching stint comes during a less-progressive time that finds most of her students — among them Betty Warren (Kirsten Dunst), Joan Brandwyn (Julia Stiles), and Giselle Levy (Maggie Gyllenhaal) — more interested in nabbing a good husband than achieving scholastic and intellectual growth. Watson challenges her students and the Wellesley faculty to think outside of the current mores of the community and redefine what it means to be a success; meanwhile, she tries to come to terms with her own heart's desires. Mona Lisa Smile co-stars Marcia Gay Harden, Juliet Stevenson, and, as Watson's conflicting love interests, Dominic West and John Slattery. — Matthew Tobey
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Julia Roberts | Katherine Ann Watson |
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Kirsten Dunst | Betty Warren |
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Julia Stiles | Joan Brandwyn |
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Maggie Gyllenhaal | Giselle Levy |
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Ginnifer Goodwin | Connie Baker |
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Dominic West | Bill Dunbar |
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Juliet Stevenson | Amanda Armstrong |
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Marcia Gay Harden | Nancy Abbey |
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John Slattery | Paul Moore |
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Marian Seldes | President Jocelyn Carr |
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Donna Mitchell | Mrs. Warren |
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Terence Rigby | Dr. Edward Staunton |
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Jennie Eisenhower | Girl at the Station |
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Leslie Lyles | Housing Director |
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Laura Allen | Susan Delacorte |
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Topher Grace | Tommy Donegal |
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Lily Lodge | House Matron |
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Jordan Bridges | Spencer Jones |
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Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Charlie Stewart |
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Christopher Braden | Bartender |
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Chuck Montgomery | Tall Man |
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Taylor Roberts | Louise |
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John Scurti | Stan Sher |
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Ed Peed | Taxi Driver |
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Rony Clanton | Porter |
| Director | Mike Newell |
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| Writer | Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal | |
| Producer | Richard Baratta, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Joe Roth, Paul Schiff, Deborah Schindler | |
| Musician | Rachel Portman | |
| Photography | Anastas N. Michos | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| Subtitles | English | French |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Mar 09, 2004 |
| Regions | 1 |