| Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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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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| Marcia Gay Harden |
Nancy Abbey
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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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| John Slattery |
Paul Moore
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| Marian Seldes |
President Jocelyn Carr
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| Plot |
| Julia Roberts's command of the screen is so effortless, it's easy for moviegoers to take her for granted--but we shouldn't. Mona Lisa Smile--about a noncomformist teacher at a private school who encourages students to pursue their individuality--is pretty much an all-girls version of Dead Poets Society that mixes '50s fashions with '70s feminist thought. However, its lack of ambition doesn't diminish the talent that's gone into it: The writing and directing are well-honed and skillful; the actors--a talent-studded cast featuring Marcia Gay Harden, Kirsten Dunst, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Julia Stiles, and Juliet Stevenson--are uniformly excellent. But without question, Mona Lisa Smile rides on Roberts's shoulders and she carries it with ease. She's possibly the only contemporary actor who simply owns a movie the way Bette Davis, Jean Arthur, or Claudette Colbert once did, radiating a engaging mix of intelligence, drive, and emotional warmth that cannot be matched. --Bret Fetzer |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Drama; Romance |
| Director |
Mike Newell |
| Producer |
Paul Schiff; Deborah Schindler |
| Writer |
Lawrence Konner; Mark Rosenthal |
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| Studio |
Revolution Studios |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 |
| Running Time |
120 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
12/19/2003 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
504 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
8/11/2005 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
043396100756 |
| Release Date |
6/7/2005 |
| Subtitles |
English; French |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby |
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