Mona Lisa Smile

(2003)

★ 6.9 IMDb · 1,939 votes

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

Year: 2003

Runtime: 117 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Mike Newell

Cast: Джулия Робертс, Кирстен Данст, Джулия Стайлз, Мэгги Джилленхол, Джиннифер Гудвин, Доминик Уэст, Джульет Стивенсон, Марсия Гей Харден, Джон Слэттери, Marian Seldes

Plot

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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they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

Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to find the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college.