Mona Lisa Smile
In 1953, Wellesley College provides the backdrop for a quietly subversive drama as Katherine Watson, a newly-minted art historian, challenges the prescribed paths laid out for her bright, ambitious students. Beyond simply encouraging artistic appreciation, Watson prompts Betty, Joan, and their classmates to question societal expectations surrounding marriage and fulfillment, not through overt rebellion, but by exploring the lives and artistic choices of women throughout history. The film delicately portrays the internal conflicts of women grappling with a rapidly changing world – torn between domestic ideals and burgeoning professional aspirations – creating a contemplative atmosphere as each student navigates her own identity crisis, where personal desires clash with societal pressures, ultimately seeking a definition of self beyond the confines of prescribed roles.
Rolprentbesonderhede
- Regisseur
- Mike Newell
- Vrystellingsdatum
- 2003-12-19
- Looptyd
- 117 min
- Gradering
- 6.9 / 10 (1917)
Rolverdeling
- Julia Roberts
- Kirsten Dunst
- Julia Stiles
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
