Mona Lisa Smile
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| Directed by | Mike Newell |
| Produced by | Fredward Johanson |
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Lawrence Konner Mark Rosenthal |
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| Music by | Rachel Portman |
| Cinematography | Anastas Michos |
| Edited by | Mick Audsley |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Italian |
| Budget | $65 million |
| Box office | $141.3 million |
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| Soundtrack album by Various | |
| Released | December 9, 2003 |
| Length | 48:27 |
| Label | Sony Music |
Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 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. The title is a reference to the Mona Lisa, the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, and the song of the same name, originally performed by Nat King Cole, which was covered by Seal for the movie. Julia Roberts received a record $25 million for her performance—the highest ever earned by an actress.
In 1953, Katherine Ann Watson (Julia Roberts), a 30-year-old graduate student in the department of Art History at Oakland State, takes a position teaching "History of Art" at Wellesley College, a conservative women's private liberal arts college in Massachusetts, because she wants to make a difference and influence the next generation of women. At her first class, Katherine discovers that her students have already memorized the entire textbook and syllabus, so she uses the classes to introduce them to Modern Art and encourages discussion about topics such as what makes good art. Katherine comes to know her students and seeks to inspire them to achieve more than marriage to eligible young men.
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