Mona Lisa Smile (DVD) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Mike Newell's MONA LISA SMILE is a pretty period film that combines a quaint pedagogical tale with a feminist dissection of traditional female roles in 1950s society. Julia Roberts leads an impressive cast of top young actresses including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst, and Julia Stiles. Roberts is Katherine Watson, a revolutionary art history teacher at Wellesley College in 1953. Though she has true admiration for her intelligent all-female students, she is perturbed that their interest in finding husbands takes precedence over their studies. Determined to instruct them in feminist values and teach them to be independent--defying the college's emphasis on breeding good wives, mothers, and homemakers--Watson is deemed subversive by the administration. Even Watson's identity--from California, over 30 years old, and unmarried--is problematic. And when she turns her class onto modern art rather than teaching the recommended classical curriculum, Watson is severely chastised by the staunchly conservative students and faculty. Beautiful photography of the picture-perfect Wellesley campus combined with a perpetual parade of lovely period costumes makes MONA LISA SMILE a visual delight. Strong performances by each of the actresses, including Dunst uncharacteristically cast as a prim and proper prude, and Marcia Gay Harden as a boring tv-addicted spinster, only add to the splendor of this enjoyable film.

"If Ms. Roberts is the undisputed star of MONA LISA SMILE, she graciously allows her acolytes plenty of opportunity to sparkle." - Stephen, Holden (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 12/19/2003

"[An] appealing period drama..." - Manohla, Dargis (Film Critic), Los Angeles Times, 12/19/2003

"[O]bservant and thoughtful..." - Roger, Ebert (Critic and screenwriter), Chicago Sun-Times, 12/19/2003

"Roberts' famous smile suits this material....The support is strong too: MONA LISA SMILE might be read as a master-class for the next generation of Hollywood leading women." - David, Jays (Sight and Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 03/01/2004

"[A] stunningly executed example of period production design." - Premiere Staff (Premiere Staff), Premiere, 05/01/2004

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Product Title:	Mona Lisa Smile (DVD) (US Version) 蒙羅麗莎的微笑 (DVD) (美國版) 蒙罗丽莎的微笑 (DVD) (美国版) Mona Lisa Smile (US Version) Mona Lisa Smile (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Julia Roberts (Actor) | Peter O'Toole (Actor) | Dominic West (Actor) | Richard N. Gladstein (Actor) | Marco Beltrami (Actor) | Gianni Nunnari (Actor) | Ben Cosgrove (Actor) | Kathy Bates | Juliet Stevenson | James Mangold (Actor) | Stephen Gaghan (Actor) | Rachel Portman | Paul Schiff 茱莉亞羅拔絲 (Actor) | 彼得奧圖 (Actor) | Dominic West (Actor) | Richard N. Gladstein (Actor) | Marco Beltrami (Actor) | Gianni Nunnari (Actor) | Ben Cosgrove (Actor) | 凱西貝絲 | Juliet Stevenson | 占士曼高 (Actor) | 史提芬格漢 (Actor) | Rachel Portman | Paul Schiff 茱莉亚罗拔丝 (Actor) | 彼得奥图 (Actor) | Dominic West (Actor) | Richard N. Gladstein (Actor) | Marco Beltrami (Actor) | Gianni Nunnari (Actor) | Ben Cosgrove (Actor) | 凱西贝丝 | Juliet Stevenson | James Mangold (Actor) | Stephen Gaghan (Actor) | Rachel Portman | Paul Schiff ジュリア・ロバーツ (Actor) | ピーター・オトゥール (Actor) | Dominic West (Actor) | Richard N. Gladstein (Actor) | Marco Beltrami (Actor) | Gianni Nunnari (Actor) | Ben Cosgrove (Actor) | キャシー・ベイツ | Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ Ｓｔｅｖｅｎｓｏｎ | Ｊａｍｅｓ Ｍａｎｇｏｌｄ (Actor) | Stephen Gaghan (Actor) | Rachel Portman | Paul Schiff 줄리아 로버츠 (Actor) | Peter O'Toole (Actor) | Dominic West (Actor) | Richard N. Gladstein (Actor) | Marco Beltrami (Actor) | Gianni Nunnari (Actor) | Ben Cosgrove (Actor) | Kathy Bates | Juliet Stevenson | James Mangold (Actor) | Stephen Gaghan (Actor) | Rachel Portman | Paul Schiff
Director:	Mike Newell 米克尼維 Mike Newell マイク・ニューウェル Mike Newell
Producer:	Richard N. Gladstein | Kathy Bates | Juliet Stevenson | James Mangold | Stephen Gaghan Richard N. Gladstein | 凱西貝絲 | Juliet Stevenson | 占士曼高 | 史提芬格漢 Richard N. Gladstein | 凱西贝丝 | Juliet Stevenson | James Mangold | Stephen Gaghan Richard N. Gladstein | キャシー・ベイツ | Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ Ｓｔｅｖｅｎｓｏｎ | Ｊａｍｅｓ Ｍａｎｇｏｌｄ | Stephen Gaghan Richard N. Gladstein | Kathy Bates | Juliet Stevenson | James Mangold | Stephen Gaghan
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Release Date:	2004-03-09
UPC Code:	043396100756
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, French
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	PG-13 (MPAA)
Publisher:	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	154 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004390230

Director: Mike Newell

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - French
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Art Forum
College Then and Now
Music Video: Elton John "The Heart of Every Girl"
What Women Wanted: 1953
Text/Photo Galleries:
Filmographies