Mona Lisa Smile

Titolo originale: Mona Lisa Smile
Regia: Mike Newell |
Anno: 2003
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Dramma Storia Romance
Tag: massachusetts | art school | inspiration | feminist | conservative | lgbt | post war | post world war ii | faculty | art history | teacher hero | women's issues | subversive | 1950s | unmarried woman | woman centric | women and society | woman independence | women's independence | liberal arts |
Cast: Julia Roberts | Kirsten Dunst | Julia Stiles | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Ginnifer Goodwin | Dominic West | Juliet Stevenson | Marcia Gay Harden | John Slattery | Marian Seldes | Donna Mitchell | Terence Rigby | Jennie Eisenhower | Leslie Lyles | Laura Allen | Topher Grace | Lily Lodge | Jordan Bridges | Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Chuck Montgomery | Taylor Roberts | John Scurti | Ed Peed | Rony Clanton | Becky Veduccio | Paul Vincent Black | Lisa Roberts Gillan | June Miller | Aleksa Palladino | Charles Techman | Lauren Adler | Daisy Baldwin | Janine Barris | Emily Bauer | Kirstie Bingham | Jennifer Bowen | Angelique Claire | Nikki Coble | Kristen Connolly | Kristyn Coppola | Kimberly Ehly | Megan Marie Ford | Lauren Fruchter | Kate Glass | Amanda Gruss | Stella Hao | Walker Hays | Michele Hillen | Annika Marks | Amy Montminy | Lily Rabe | Kate Reilly | Krysten Ritter | Brandy Tipton | Trisha Trokan | Megan Tropea | Maja Wampuszyc | Mary Pascoe | Elise Passamani | Laura M. Flahive | Devon Jencks | Erin E. Richardson | Emily R. See | Rob Buntzen | Richard O'Rourke | Chris Bonomo | Katherine Argo | Shelby Bond | Lou Brock | Michael Choi | Melissa Deles | John D. Fowler | Nicole Frydman | Noelle Gibson | Maria Vicens Girau | Natalie Gomez | Sid Grant | Madeleine Hackney | Betina Hershey | Yuval Hod | Richard Jones | Jerry Jordan | Nickolay Khazanov | Nadia Kravets | Maria Levinstein | KellyDawn Malloy | Annette Nicole | Lance Olds | Joe Palmer | Christian Perry | Daniel Ponickly | Tony Scheppler | Solomon Singer | Gabriel Vaughan | Kim Villanueva | Dan Weltner | Sarah Billings Wheeler | Denise Zadroga | Peter J. Rowan | Tori Amos | Kevin Osborne | Brad Mehldau | Larry Grenadier | Julie Wagner | Jennifer Anderson | Lindsey White | Chris Burke | Dorothy Dwyer | Melanie Angelique Moyer | Canedy Knowles | Kristen Marie Holly | Carrie Ann Kaye | Liliane Thomas | Jackie Sanders | Anna Fields | Valerie Vaile | Jill Whitaker | Randi Newton | Grenville Cuyler | Erik Davies | Gunna Wilson | Corey W. Allen | Marylouise Burke | Trish McGettrick | Jeannette Gould | Whitney Avalon | Eric Bruno Borgman | Cristie Schoen Codd | Katrina Connor | Marlo DiCrasto | Ashley Dru Douglass | Liesl Ehardt | Jessica Leigh Johnson | Marni Penning | Dina Rose Rivera | Melissa Goodwin Shepherd | Josh Mowery | Matthew Shaffer | Michael Cuomo | Maria Rusolo | Christopher Braden |

USA, 1953: tempi di guerra fredda, maccartismo e integrazione razziale. Tutto molto lontano dal Wellesley College, prestigiosa scuola femminile, dove le materie sono un optional rispetto all'insegnamento base, principio fondamentale per le allieve: lo scopo primo nella vita di una donna resta ancora il matrimonio. È in questa realtà che arriva la nuova insegnante di storia dell'arte Katherine Watson: 36 anni, fiera “zitella” di estrazione operaia, convinta di poter aprire le menti delle sue represse, ma non sempre ottuse, aristocratiche allieve. Com'è prevedibile la donna si scontra contro il corpo insegnanti conservatore e con la diffidenza delle ragazze, ma non si arrende e spiegando come “leggere” Leonardo e Van Gogh, introducendo Pollock e facendosi coinvolgere anche nelle beghe amorose, riesce finalmente ad abbattere il muro di ostilità posto fra lei e le alunne.

Approfondimenti

Film debut of Kristen Connolly. D
Kirsten Dunst, a natural blonde, dyed her hair brown. Julia Stiles, a natural brunette, dyed her hai [...] D
The negative reaction by Wellesley alumnae to the film's inaccuracies generated a number of newspape [...] D
Kirsten Dunst and Topher Grace also starred in Spider-Man 3 (2007). D
In order to prepare for their roles, the leads were all put through a finishing school two weeks pri [...] D
The war story that Bill Dunbar tells during his Italian class is borrowed from the World War I novel [...] D
Critic Roger Ebert quipped in his review of the film that "I find it hard to believe that Wellesley [...] D
Ginnifer Goodwin and Topher Grace both played in Appuntamento da sogno! (2004). D
In real life, Elizabeth Warren is also the name of the U.S. Senator of Massachusetts, where Wellesle [...] D
Krysten Ritter and Lily Rabe, now both well known leading actresses, appear in numerous scenes of th [...] D
In the pool, the girls in the background practicing synchronized swimming are members of the Wheaton [...] D
Laura Allen graduated from Wellesley. She was a sociology major. After this film's release and its n [...] D
Lecture Hall scenes were filmed at Columbia University, which maintains a 50-year-old lecture hall u [...] D
To prepare for her role, Julia Roberts observed art history classes at New York University. D
Costars Julia Roberts and Marcia Gay Harden won Oscars in the same year--Roberts for Erin Brockovich [...] D
The costuming department fell short on historical accuracy in several parts of the film, most notice [...] D
Italian censorship visa # 97644 delivered on 12 December 2003. D
June Miller's debut. D
Phyllis Naylor the girl who is said to be the next girl to get married shares a name with writer Phy [...] D
At the time the movie came out Kirstin Dunst was dating Maggie Gyllenhaal's brother actor Jake Gylle [...] D
The cast includes two Oscar winners: Julia Roberts, Marcia Gay Harden, and two nominees: Maggie Gyll [...] D
Upon its release, the film was widely derided by critics and historians for its factual mistakes and [...] D
David Ansen's review of ''Mona Lisa Smile'' in Newsweek encapsulated many of the criticisms leveled [...] D
Part of the film was shot at Columbia University of which actresses Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenha [...] D
Emily Bauer's debut. D
Chloë Sevigny turned down the role of Giselle Levy. Sevigny believed the film's screenplay was ba [...] D
Film debut of Laura Allen. D
The painting that the girls look at is Jackson Pollock's Number 1 ( Lavender Mist) D
The Harvard Din & Tonics: the a cappella group singing "Istanbul not Constantinople". D
Ginnifer Goodwin's film debut. D
In one part Gisele asks her friends if she looks like Katherine Watson. In real life Maggie Gyllenha [...] D
Prior to the film's premiere, the producers held a special presentation of the film for Wellesley al [...] D
When marketing the film in 2003, studio publicists claimed the film was based upon Hillary Clinton's [...] D
Producers originally applied to film at Bryn Mawr College, another one of the Seven Sisters. It is u [...] D

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Katherine and friends walk into a bar in Wellesley, which was a totally dry town in the 1950s. D
With the exception of Christmas break, all the bar scenes are similar. Bill wears the same sweater, [...] D
The costumes for the Wellesley students are mostly inaccurate for the depicted era. Students did not [...] D
Both Dominic West and Juliet Stevenson who play Americans slip and let their natural English accents [...] D
Early in the film, a modern supermarket shopping cart appears during a game. D
The film erroneously depicts Wellesley as the most conservative college in the nation. In fact, Well [...] D
The turntable tonearm is of late-1960s vintage. D
When Nancy Abbey watches Lucy ed io, the title card shows the famous heart-on-velvet, which was only [...] D
During Betty's wedding reception, Katherine, Nancy, and Bill sit at a table. Nancy walks into the sc [...] D
Katherine Watson is harassed for introducing modern art to her students. Wellesley was the first lib [...] D
The night Betty Warren learns of Amanda Armstrong's distributing contraception, she is planning her [...] D
When Katherine visits Joan's house to show her law school brochures, palm plants are in the front of [...] D
During the wedding reception, when Nancy explains to Katherine that her then boyfriend didn't die in [...] D
When President Carr dictates the invitation for Katherine's return to Wellesley, her secretary write [...] D
A scene depicts a teacher of ''poise and elocution'' explaining to Wellesley students how to set and [...] D
When Katherine Watson studies Joan Brandwyn's file, it reads Joan attended Miss Porters School in Lo [...] D
At the end when Betty is bicycling next to Katherine's cab, she should appear in the Cab's rear and [...] D
One young woman holds up a blue plastic diaphragm case. In the 1950s, diaphragm cases were cloth or [...] D
During the Maypole dance, the first shot of the maypole shows a tight pattern made at the top. In th [...] D
Katherine Watson says the Lascaux cave painting was discovered in 1879. It was actually discovered i [...] D
Katherine Watson tells her class that Vincent van Gogh never sold a painting during his lifetime. He [...] D
The "AR" (Adam's Rib) party is supposed to be at 5 PM. It's winter in New England, but broad dayligh [...] D
When Betty types her editorial against the school nurse, the narration says "... has been willingly [...] D
During the convocation assembly at the beginning of the film, President Carr wears a gown and tassel [...] D
During Katherine's talk with Stan, her drink alternates between nearly full and almost empty between [...] D
The night Giselle shows off her new diaphragm is the same night Betty mentions that her wedding is t [...] D
The first day of art history class, Katherine Watson brings in two black slide cases. When is class [...] D
Law schools started awarding "Juris Doctor" degrees in the 1960s. Before that, they awarded "Legum B [...] D
It only appears that Betty is not wearing her purple hat after graduation. As she walks down the ste [...] D
At the wedding, champagne is served in flute glasses. They were rarely used until the 1970s, when dr [...] D
There was no "lights out at 8 p.m." rule at Wellesley. In fact, students often played bridge and tal [...] D
During the slide show, Dr. Watson says "A Rhodes scholar. I wonder if she recites Geoffrey Chaucer w [...] D
When Doris Day's "Secret Love" plays, the record has a 1960s RCA Victor classical label. The album w [...] D
The slide of the Sistine Chapel in Katherine's Christmas present is a photo of the Chapel ceiling af [...] D
When Katherine walks along the outdoor corridor with the tile floor and columns, before Bill gives h [...] D
At the Adam's Rib party, Giselle is sitting in the window, with her hair parted in the middle and he [...] D
During Betty's wedding reception, the band plays a rousing number. The trumpets do not have mutes, b [...] D
When Katherine Watson gives Joan Brandwyn the Yale Law School application, "juris doctor" is misspel [...] D
Giselle runs early in the film. At one point, a microphone is visible, taped inside her shirt. D
The china Nancy Abbey uses for her etiquette class, "Prince Regent" by Royal Worcester, is inspired [...] D
When Katherine shows the first advertisement slide, she says "slide" without moving her mouth. D
The students depicted in the film, including extras, are almost all Caucasian. In 1953, Wellesley's [...] D

Frase

Bill Dunbar: So how does a guy get to know you bet [...] D
Bill Dunbar: [to Katherine] This place needs you, [...] D
Mrs. Warren: A good wife lets her husband think th [...] D
Joan Brandwyn: You gave me a C. Katherine Watson: [...] D
Katherine Watson: I don't think I can go a year wi [...] D
Betty Warren: Miss Watson, can you help me get in [...] D
Katherine Watson: From the beginning, man has alwa [...] D
[about a contemporary abstract painting] Giselle [...] D
Katherine Watson: I can assure all of you this is [...] D
Katherine Watson: [to Bill] To hell with Wellesley [...] D
Katherine Watson: These girls! Are you proud, Pres [...] D
Katherine Watson: [to Bill] Good bye. Good morning [...] D
[first lines] Betty Warren: [voiceover] All her l [...] D
Katherine Watson: It's brilliant, really. A perfec [...] D
Bill Dunbar: [to Katherine] You didn't come to Wel [...] D
Katherine Watson: Katherine Watson, nice to meet y [...] D
[last lines] Betty Warren: My teacher, Katherine [...] D
Bill Dunbar: You're so perfect, it's impossible to [...] D
Bill Dunbar: You got a boyfriend? Katherine Watso [...] D
Katherine Watson: Could it get worse? D
Katherine Watson: [to the class] This is history o [...] D
Katherine Watson: They think you're dangerous? Am [...] D
Dr. Edward Staunton: I'm curious about the subject [...] D
[about Vincent van Gogh] Katherine Watson: He pai [...] D
[referring to a childlike drawing of a cow] Kathe [...] D
[about the Mona Lisa] Betty Warren: [ironically] [...] D
Betty Warren: [Betty's Third Editorial Voice Over] [...] D
Betty Warren: [in Betty's second editorial] Welles [...] D
Joan Brandwyn: I've got a secret to tell you. I go [...] D
[Giselle has been secretly seeing a married psycho [...] D
President Jocelyn Carr: Just a few rules. No holes [...] D
Betty Warren: Have you seen Spencer? Connie Baker [...] D
Susan Delacorte: [Katherine shows the class a pain [...] D
Betty Warren: Katherine Watson didn't come to Well [...] D
Connie Baker: [holding up a diaphragm] This isn't [...] D
Katherine Watson: There are seven law schools with [...] D
Bill Dunbar: [to Katherine] Ciao, Mona Lisa. D
Charlie Stewart: My parents say my future is right [...] D
Bill Dunbar: [to Katherine] Women need heroes, Kat [...] D
Katherine Watson: See past the paint. Let's open o [...] D
Bill Dunbar: [In reference to Betty's future in la [...] D
Giselle Levy: Do I look a little bit like her? I t [...] D
Katherine Watson: Since your wedding, you've misse [...] D
Connie Baker: Do you swear not to repeat what you [...] D
Giselle Levy: [in reference to the husband in etiq [...] D
Katherine Watson: [about Betty's Wedding] This is [...] D
[last lines] Betty Warren: [in Betty's last edito [...] D
Connie Baker: And, it was perfect, romantic, we st [...] D
Amanda Armstrong: [to Katherine] Be careful, they [...] D
Katherine Watson: It says here that you're pre-law [...] D
Betty Warren: You don't believe in withholding, do [...] D
Staunton's Secretary: I was in California once. Ho [...] D
Katherine Watson: Look beyond the paint. Let us tr [...] D
Connie Baker: [reading from an advertisement] "Whe [...] D
[about Charlie Stewart] Connie Baker: We spent la [...] D
President Jocelyn Carr: We cannot appear to promot [...] D
Katherine Watson: You can confirm to what other pe [...] D
Betty Warren: Dear Betty, I came to Wellesley beca [...] D
Katherine Watson: Slide. Contemporary art. Connie [...] D

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