Mona Lisa Smile
Brief Synopsis
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In 1953, a time when women's roles were rigidly defined, free-spirited, novice art history professor Katherine Watson begins teaching at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College--which despite its academic reputation, is an environment where success is measured by 'how well' the students marry.
Cast & Crew
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Mike Newell
Director
Annette Nicole
Nicole Frydman
Devon Jencks
Kirstie Bingham
Lou Brock
Film Details
Also Known As
Mona Lisa's Smile, Mona Lisas leende
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Teens
Release Date
2003
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Massachusetts, USA; New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Synopsis
In 1953, a time when women's roles were rigidly defined, free-spirited, novice art history professor Katherine Watson begins teaching at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College--which despite its academic reputation, is an environment where success is measured by 'how well' the students marry. Encouraging these women to strive for a more enlightened future, Watson challenges the administration and inspires her students to look beyond the image of what is, and consider the possibilities of what could be--contrary to popular belief.
Director
Mike Newell
Director
Cast
Annette Nicole
Nicole Frydman
Devon Jencks
Kirstie Bingham
Lou Brock
Denise Zadroga
Julie Wagner
Shelby Bond
Amy Montminy
Maria Vicens Girau
Nadia Kravets
Kellydawn Malloy
Walker Hays
Rob Buntzen
Annika Marks
Elise Passamani
Trisha Trokan
Liliane Thomas
Angelique Claire
Nikki Coble
Jerry Jordan
Ebon Moss-bachrach
Dan Weltner
Becky Veduccio
Donna Mitchell
Kristen Marie Holly
Daniel Ponickly
June Miller
Sid Grant
Tony Scheppler
Chris Burke
Mary S Pascoe
Emily R See
Christian Perry
Marian Seldes
Amanda Gruss
Peter J Rowan
Brad Mehldau
Lindsey White
John Slattery
Krysten Ritter
Lily Rabe
Michele Hillen
Noelle Gibson
Sarah Billings Wheeler
Solomon Singer
Nickolay Khazanov
Jordan Bridges
Dorothy Dwyer
Gabriel Vaughan
Brandy Tipton
Erin E. Richardson
Jennifer Bowen
Melissa Deles
Daisy Baldwin
Madeleine Hackney
Megan Marie Ford
Joe Palmer
Laura Allen
Kristen Connolly
Taylor Roberts
Kate Glass
Christopher Bonomo
Ed Peed
Leslie Lyles
Kimberly Ehly
Lisa Gillan
The Trevor Horn Orchestra
Performer
Richard O'rourke
John D Fowler
Janine Barris
Canedy Knowles
Kevin Osborne
Paul Vincent Black
Jackie Sanders
Juliet Stevenson
Yuval Hod
Lance Olds
Maja Walpvszyl
Kirsten Dunst
Ginnifer Goodwin
Marcia Gay Harden
Aleksa Palladino
John Scurti
Rony Clanton
Julia Roberts
Maria Levinstein
Kristyn Coppola
Larry Grenadier
Stella Hao
Michael Choi
Jennie Eisenhower
Katherine Reilly
Lauren Fruchter
Jennifer Anderson
Julia Stiles
Lauren Adler
Christopher Braden Jones
Topher Grace
Carrie Ann Kaye
David Weinman
Lead Man
Kim Villanueva
Betina Hershey
Richard Jones
Charles Techman
Terence Rigby
Lily Lodge
Laura M Flahive
Dominic West
Natalie Gomez
Melanie Angelique Moyer
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Chuck Montgomery
Emily Bauer
Megan Tropea
Tori Amos
Katherine Argo
Crew
Harold Adamson
Song
Michael Adkins
Costumer
G. A. Aguilar
Stunt Coordinator
Fred E. Ahlert
Song
Joseph S Alfieri
Construction Coordinator
Stuart Allen
Crane Grip
Bill Almeida
Electrician
Joan Altman
Production Accountant
Tori Amos
Song Performer
Jill E Anderson
Costumer
Henry Antonacchio
Carpenter
Harold Arlen
Song
Jeff Atmajian
Original Music
Joann Atwood
Props
Mick Audsley
Editor
Heidi August
Production Accountant
Mark Auguste
Supervising Sound Editor
Sam Auguste
Assistant Sound Editor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Music
Sean Baker
Location Scout
Vanessa Baker
Voice Casting
Richard Baratta
Unit Production Manager
Richard Baratta
Coproducer
Brian Barnes
Production Assistant
Toni Barton
Assistant Art Director
John Begley
Electrician
Braden Belmonte
Camera Assistant
Irving Berlin
Song
Hector Berlioz
Song
Aisha Bicknell
Post-Production Coordinator
Margot Boccia
Makeup
Susan Bode
Set Decorator
Wayne Brackett
On-Set Dresser
Laurie Braverman
Researcher
Kelly Britt
Electrician
J. C. Brotherhood
Special Effects Coordinator
Robert Buckman
Transportation Co-Captain
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Kenneth J Burke
Rigging Grip
Ronald J. Burke
Dolly Grip
Irving Caesar
Song
John Caglione Jr.
Makeup Artist
Joe Candullo
Song
Patrick Capone
Camera Operator
Steve Gibson's Red Caps
Song Performer
Patty Carey
Assistant Location Manager
Caesar Carnevale
Assistant Camera
Jeff Caron
Assistant
Susan Carrano
Assistant Costume Designer
Tim Cavagin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wellesley College Chamber Singers
Song Performer
Charles Chaplin
Song
David Eric Chapman
Assistant Director
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Patrick Chevillot
Assistant Costume Designer
Wellesley College Choir
Song Performer
Kerry Clark
Transportation Coordinator
Bonnie Clevering
Hair Stylist
Nat King Cole
Song
Jim Collins
Driver
Ed Collyer
Foley Mixer
Perry Como
Song Performer
Con Conrad
Song
Sophie Cornet
Music Editor
Damion J Costa
On-Set Dresser
Carol Herselle Crinsky
Consultant
Jamaine L Cripe
Dga Trainee
Ralph Crowley
Chief Lighting Technician
Douglas Dalisera
Electrician
Eliot Daniel
Song
David Davenport
Wardrobe Supervisor
Carl P Daw
Song
Andrew J. Day
Chief Lighting Technician
Doris Day
Song Performer
Richard Dean
Makeup Artist
Joseph M Deluca
On-Set Dresser
Milton Delugg
Song
Michael Dennison
Costume Designer
Philip Derise
Production Assistant
Andie Derrick
Foley Artist
Chris Dibble
Music Engineer
Celine Dion
Song Performer
Brendan Donnison
Voice Casting
Mike Eaves
Colorist
James Edmiston
Grip
Gus Edwards
Song
James W Edwards
Song
Duke Ellington
Song
Max Ernst
Art Department
Ray Evans
Song
Redd Evans
Song
Sammy Fain
Song
Jason Farrar
Production Assistant
Susan E. Farris
Casting
Carl Feaster
Song
Claude Feaster
Song
Kathy Fellagara
Medic
Kevin Fennessy
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Armando Fente
Assistant Editor
Kenneth D Fitzgibbon
Medic
Jamie K Fitzpatrick
Camera Assistant
Kevin W. Flynn
Best Boy Grip
Mary Ford
Song Performer
Dan Furst
Production Assistant
Jamie Gallagher
Generator Operator
Don George
Song
George Gershwin
Music
George Gershwin
Song
Ira Gershwin
Music
Ira Gershwin
Song
Elaine Goldsmith-thomas
Producer
Ginger Gonzalez
Production Assistant
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Song
Arshile Gorky
Art Department
Lisa Graham
Music Conductor
Macy Gray
Song Performer
Dennis Green
Video Playback
Daniel Greeney
Editorial Production Assistant
Larry Grenadier
Song Performer
Isobel Griffiths
Music Contractor
Robert Griffon
Property Master
Daniel K Grosso
On-Set Dresser
Charles Grubbs
Rigging Electrician
Carlos D Guerra
Camera Assistant
Denise Gurkas
Scenic Artist
Amy Habacker
Set Costumer
Andrew Haigh
Assistant Editor
Addie Hall
Costumer
George Hamer
Music Contractor
Nancy Hamilton
Song
Kevin J Hammond
On-Set Dresser
Lionel Hampton
Song
Lorenz Hart
Song
Tim Healy
Electrician
Ray Henderson
Song
Nancy Herrmann
Assistant Director
Mike Higham
Music Editor
Johnny Hodges
Song
Gustav Hoist
Song
Debbie Holbrook
Costumer
Stephanie Holbrook
Casting Associate
Kristen Marie Holly
Stand-In
Trevor Horn
Music Producer
Michael Hunold
Electrician
Michael Hyde
Transportation Captain
Chris Isaak
Song Performer
Tim Jackson
Greensman
Harry James
Song
Mary Anne Janke
Camera Assistant
Meg Montagnino Jarrett
Production Secretary
Joan Javits
Song
Elton John
Song Performer
Elton John
Song
D. Michelle Johnson
Hair Stylist
Nina Johnston
Set Costumer
Wassily Kandinsky
Art Department
Kerry Kane
Assistant
Lisa Katcher
Script Supervisor
Carrie Ann Kaye
Stand-In
Darrell K Keister
Assistant Art Director
Jimmy Kennedy
Song
James Keyes
Song
Chris Kilduff
Grip
Pee Wee King
Song
Canedy Knowles
Stand-In
Ted Koehler
Song
Frances A Kolar
Makeup Artist
Kaethe Kollwitz
Art Department
Marion Kolsby
Assistant Art Director
Lawrence Konner
Screenplay
Scott Kordish
Production Coordinator
George Kousoulides
Scenic Artist
Alison Krauss
Song Performer
Laura Kreft
Accountant
Mike Kriaris
Assistant Location Manager
Stephanie Langhoff
Assistant
Daniel Laurie
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Christine Leiter
Makeup Artist
Raymond Leppard
Music Conductor
Eric Lewin
On-Set Dresser
Morgan Lewis
Song
Sam Lewis
Song
Paul Lincke
Song
Christopher Liscinsky
Electrician
Jay Livingston
Song
Frank Loesser
Song
Chris Lombardozzi
Electrician
Edward Madden
Song
Herb Magidson
Song
Kim Maitland
Sound
Brendon Malone
Grip
Kathryn Malone
Production Secretary
David Mann
Song
Brian R Mannain
Construction Manager
Roger Marbury
Best Boy Electric
Yvonne Marceau
Choreographer
Marino Marini
Art Department
Bob Marshak
Photography
Bobby Martini
Transportation Co-Captain
Peter Marzulli
Electrician
Film Details
Also Known As
Mona Lisa's Smile, Mona Lisas leende
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Teens
Release Date
2003
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Massachusetts, USA; New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 19, 2003
Released in United States on Video March 9, 2004
Documents made available to prospective buyers of the Revolution library revealed that the actual budget was $72.3 million.
Released in United States Winter December 19, 2003
Released in United States on Video March 9, 2004
