Mona Lisa Smile

Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

2003-12-19 · 117 min · Rating 6.91/10 (1882 votes)

They had everything. She showed them more.

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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they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

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1950s art history art school conservative faculty feminist inspiration lgbt liberal arts massachusetts post war post world war ii subversive teacher hero unmarried woman woman centric woman independence women and society women's independence women's issues

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