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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Sexual Situations, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 03/09/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 59 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 299 Genres: Drama, Period Film, Feminist Film, Coming-of-Age See Also: Mona Lisa Smile [Blu-ray], Mona Lisa Smile

Set in 1953, Mona Lisa Smile tells the story of Katherine Watson (Julia Roberts), a new young art history professor at Wellesley College, an all-female campus with a prestigious reputation for academic excellence. Unfortunately for free-minded Berkeley grad Watson, her East Coast teaching stint comes during a less-progressive time that finds most of her students -- among them Betty Warren (Kirsten Dunst), Joan Brandwyn (Julia Stiles), and Giselle Levy (Maggie Gyllenhaal) -- more interested in nabbing a good husband than achieving scholastic and intellectual growth. Watson challenges her students and the Wellesley faculty to think outside of the current mores of the community and redefine what it means to be a success; meanwhile, she tries to come to terms with her own heart's desires. Mona Lisa Smile co-stars Marcia Gay Harden, Juliet Stevenson, and, as Watson's conflicting love interests, Dominic West and John Slattery. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Julia Roberts - Katherine Watson
Kirsten Dunst - Betty Warren
Julia Stiles - Joan Brandwyn
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Giselle Levy
Juliet Stevenson - Amanda Armstrong
Dominic West - Bill Dunbar
Marcia Gay Harden - Nancy Abbey

Julia Roberts stars as a college professor struggling to open the minds of her students in this drama, which has been given a well-executed presentation on DVD. Mona Lisa Smile has been transferred to disc in letterboxed format at its original widescreen aspect ratio; it has also been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The original English-language audio track has been mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French dubbed version appears in Dolby Digital Stereo; optional subtitles in English and French are also included. Bonus materials include a commentary track from director Mike Newell, short features on how the college experience and the attitudes of most women have changed since 1953 (the year in which the film is set), a look at the art discussed in the film, a music video from Elton John, and the film's original trailer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide