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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are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 |
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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 |