Julia roberts to star in mothers day for pretty woman director. Julia roberts, dominic west and lisa roberts gillan. Julia robertss command of the screen is so effortless, its easy for moviegoers to take her for grantedbut we shouldnt. In mona lisa smile, she is the conduit for the plot, which flows through her character. Julia roberts was 35 in mona lisa smile when she played the character katherine ann watson that was over 16 years ago in 2003. She made her breakthrough the following year by starring in the comingofage film mystic pizza 1988. The students are amongst the brightest women in the country, and have absorbed the course readinglist before katherines first lecture. Mona lisa smile julia roberts kirsten dunst julia stiles mike newell. Mona lisa smile 2003 pgjulia roberts is katherine watson, an art history professor from california who takes a position at wellesley college, an all girl college of impeccable standing. Everything you need to know about mona lisa smile movie.
Mona lisa smile is a 2003 american drama film produced by revolution studios and columbia pictures in association with red om films productions, directed by mike newell, written by lawrence konner and mark rosenthal, and starring julia roberts, kirsten dunst, julia stiles, and maggie gyllenhaal. Academy awardrwinner julia roberts best actress in a leading role, erin brockovich, 2000 leads an allstar cast featuring kirsten dunst, julia stiles, maggie gyllenhall and marcia gay harden. Mona lisa smile is a 2003 american drama film produced by revolution studios and columbia pictures in association with red om films productions, directed by. Julia roberts is above all an actress with a winning way. All of julia roberts movies ever, ranked by critics insider. Mona lisa smile dvd 2003 inspirational teacher drama movie w. Today she is 52, and has starred in 58 movies in total, 25 since mona lisa smile was released how old do you think she looks in the movie. In terms of the gap between the movie its trying to be and the movie it actually is, mona lisa smile is in many ways indefensible. Watson, of course, wants to enlighten her students to the possibilities that lay outside of their safe, waspish upbringing and expectations.
Mona lisa smile is a 2003 american drama film produced by revolution studios and columbia pictures in association with red. Set at the venerable new england campus of wellesley college during the 195354 school year mona lisa smile tells a familiar story with a brilliant cast. With bob hoskins, cathy tyson, michael caine, robbie coltrane. I could have done without the pink spine and framing around the movie pics on the front. Mona lisa smile script transcript from the screenplay. Julia roberts was excellent in the way she defied the norm and taught many of them the needed change, to look at their future more seriously. Mona lisa smile 2003 full movie julia roberts movies. Her parents regularly hosted acting and writing workshops, and both of the roberts children julia and her brother. Movie megastar julia roberts is back with her latest picture. For, as berkeleyeducated art history teacher katherine watson, she doesnt do much.
Julia roberts is an american actress and producer who made her acting debut in the 1987 directtovideo feature firehouse. Mona lisa smile dvd, monalisa julia roberts movie juliet. I mostly bought this for stepmom i tear up every time, and im usually like that, but i also enjoy mona lisa smile, so bonus. Mona lisa smile in the movie, mona lisa smile, julia roberts plays a ucla graduate, named katherine watson, who has accepted an art history teaching position at the prestigious wellesley university. Wellesley, one of the most prestigious and at that time anyway conservative campuses in america, counts hillary rodham clinton. Apr 14, 2020 mona lisa smile 2003 full movie julia roberts movies. Aug 27, 2019 this romantic drama with an incredibly attractive cast may not immediately come to mind when thinking of julia roberts most iconic roles especially since it was released not long after mona lisa smile and just before oceans eleven, but closer was relatively wellreceived when it came out in 2004.
Marcia gay harden, julia roberts with director mike newell. Finally, the mona lisa smile script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring julia roberts, julia stiles, kirsten dunst, maggie gyllenhaal, etc. Mona lisa smile 2003 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Mona lisa smile, roberts plays a progressive woman at a time of sheer conservatism in postwar america. Though mona lisa smile espouses the value of breaking barriers, the movie itself is predictable and safe. A freethinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s. Everything you need to know about mona lisa smile movie 2003. Mona lisa smile 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mona lisa smile is a funny, inspiring and uplifting film about. The scene of the movie is set in 1954, a time where women went to school not only to get an education but also to find their prince charming. Academy awardwinner julia roberts heads an allstar cast featuring kirsten dunst, julia stiles, maggie gyllenhaal and marcia gay harden i. Jun 26, 2014 i chose this speech as my mother came from this era and turned out to be a horrific individual spending all her life pulling everything she hated in to conformity working her life away so it. Set in the 1950s, mona lisa smile is the story of katherine watson, an art teacher roberts who encourages her classroom of conservative girls to open their minds. Mona lisa smileabout a noncomformist teacher at a private school who encourages students to pursue their individualityis pretty much an allgirls version of dead poets society that mixes 50s fashions with 70s feminist thought.
Jul 10, 2014 1953 america was a time ripe for change for women and when katherine ann watson julia roberts arrives to teach art history at wellesley college, she finds the institution drowning in outdated. Im a julia roberts fan, and think shes smart and interesting in almost any film shes made. Julia roberts is a freethinking art professor who teaches conservative 1950s wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles. Dec 22, 2008 mona lisa smile on dvd march 9, 2004 starring julia roberts, julia stiles, kirsten dunst, maggie gyllenhaal. Julia roberts, kirsten dunst, julia stiles, imdb rating. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of mona lisa smile. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if. Julia roberts famous smile is the foundation for an obvious minor irony in mike newells mona lisa smile. Julia roberts to star as another reallife legal figure in train man news briefs. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Heres a look at julia roberts hollywood career insider.
Mona lisa smile 2003 official trailer 1 julia stiles movie youtube. For her supporting role in the comedydrama steel magnolias 1989, she received the golden globe award for best supporting actress. Set at allfemale wellesley college in 1953, this is an uplifting and poignant drama about one womans desire to enrich the lives of her students. Julia roberts, kirsten dunst, julia stiles mona lisa smile 2003 official trailer 1 julia stiles movie a freethinking art professor. Columbia pictures in a span of four years, the superstar starred in nine major films, including oceans eleven and oceans twelve, among many other notable works, like mona lisa smile and closer. Julia roberts was believable in the role and it is amusing to see how badly she fared with the critics not based on her own performance but because she. This movie rated pg for sexual content and thematic issues. Dec 19, 2003 julia roberts katherine watson is a freespirited. Julia roberts and julia stiles in mona lisa smile 2003 julia roberts in mona lisa smile 2003 julia roberts and mike. In 2003, roberts was cast in mike newells drama film mona lisa smile, also starring kirsten dunst, maggie gyllenhaal, and julia stiles. Julia roberts to star in mothers day for pretty woman director offers.
The word that solves this crossword puzzle is 5 letters long and begins with s. The movie i have in this version is important, technically, because it is bd and with subtitles that one can avoid seeing if you dont want them. Wellesley, one of the most prestigious and at that time anyway conservative campuses in america, counts hillary rodham clinton, madeleine albright, diane sawyer and ali mcgraw. Today she is 52, and has starred in 58 movies in total, 25 since mona lisa smile was released. Mona lisa smile script transcript from the screenplay and. Mona lisa smile dvd 2003 inspirational teacher drama movie. The title is a reference to the mona lisa, the famous painting by leonardo da vinci, and to the song of the same name, originally performed by nat king cole, which was covered by seal for the movie. Mona lisa smile starring julia roberts dales collectibles this is a 2003 columbia pictures release starring julia roberts, julia stiles, maggie gylienhaal. Mona lisa smile ist ein usamerikanischer film des regisseurs mike newell aus dem jahr 2003. Born october 28th, 1967, georgia native julia roberts was raised in a fervently protheater environment. A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer. Mona lisa smile 2003 full movie julia roberts movies youtube. Mona lisa smile is a funny, inspiring and uplifting film about an art history professor with a lot to teach about life and much to learn about romance.
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