Mona Lisa Smile DVD 2003 Mona Lisas Lächeln / Directed by Mike Newell / Starring: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal

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REGION 2 PAL DVD  

MADE IN GERMANY

AUDIO: ENGLISH 5.1, German 5.1

SUBTITLES: English, German, Turkish

TOTAL RUNTIME: 114 minutes

English Summary:

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. 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. Julia Roberts received a record $25 million for her performance, the highest ever earned by an actress at that time.

In 1953, Katherine Ann Watson, a 30-year-old graduate student in the department of Art History at UCLA and Oakland State,^[a] takes a position teaching "History of Art" at Wellesley College, a women's private liberal arts college in Massachusetts. At her first class, Katherine discovers that her students have already memorized the entire textbook and syllabus, so she uses the classes to introduce them to modern art and encourages discussion about topics such as what makes good art. Katherine comes to know her students and seeks to inspire them to achieve more than marriage to eligible young men.

Elizabeth "Betty" Warren is highly opinionated and outspokenly conservative. Betty does not understand why Katherine is not married and insists that a universal standard exists for good art. She writes editorials for the college paper, exposing campus nurse Amanda Armstrong as a supplier of contraception, which results in Amanda being fired; other editorials attack Katherine for advocating that women should seek a career instead of being wives and mothers as intended. Betty cannot wait to marry Spencer, as their parents have arranged, and expects the traditional exemptions from attending class as a married woman; however, Katherine insists she will be marked on merit and attendance, resulting in more conflict.

German Summary:

Mona Lisas Lächeln (Originaltitel: Mona Lisa Smile) ist ein US-amerikanischer Film des Regisseurs Mike Newell aus dem Jahr 2003. Julia Roberts spielt darin die Rolle der Katherine Watson, die in den 1950er Jahren als Dozentin am Wellesley College versucht, ihren Studentinnen Eigenständigkeit beizubringen. Er ähnelt Peter Weirs Der Club der toten Dichter von 1989.

Im Herbst 1953 beginnt die motivierte Katherine Watson am renommierten Wellesley College, das nur Frauen annimmt, Kunstgeschichte zu unterrichten. Sehr schnell fühlt sich die junge Frau von der konservativen Mentalität des Lehrkörpers, aber auch einiger Studentinnen gestört, die eine Hochzeit für wichtiger halten als eine gute Ausbildung.

Auf die Gefahr hin, ihre Kollegen zu verärgern, beginnt Katherine sich für ihre Studentinnen zu engagieren und ihnen beizubringen, selbstständig zu denken und ihr Leben abseits der vorgefertigten Wege zu finden.

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