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Mona Lisa Smile
a.k.a. As Per Gloria Director: Mike Newell Cast: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal

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  • DVD Release Date: 03/09/2004
  • Original Release: 2003
  • Rating: Rated PG13
  • Sales Rank: 2,940
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Features

Multiple featurettes, including "Art Forum," "College Then and Now," and "What Women Wanted: 1953"; Elton John music video for "The Heart of Every Girl"; theatrical trailers.

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Side #1 --
1. Start [1:08]
2. Katherine Watson [3:39]
3. Nancy Abbey [1:15]
4. History of Art 100 [7:45]
5. Amanda Armstrong [1:55]
6. The New Syllabus [4:42]
7. Against the Law [2:11]
8. A Front-Page Attack [3:08]
9. Dismissed [5:06]
10. Not Dangerous, Subversive [1:10]
11. Joan Brandwyn [4:01]
12. Betty's Wedding [8:40]
13. The Jackson Pollock Assignment [5:27]
14. Accepted to Yale Law School [3:36]
15. An Early Christmas Present [1:37]
16. Off the Track [3:26]
17. The Paint-by-Numbers Lecture [3:55]
18. Adam's Ribs [5:54]
19. The Contemporary Art Lecture [4:19]
20. Stupid, Deceived & Angry [1:15]
21. Belated Gift Exchange [6:05]
22. The Truth About Charlie [2:34]
23. Spring Fling 1954 [7:15]
24. Her Fate Is Sealed [7:16]
25. Stan Sher [5:26]
26. A Conditional Invitation [3:59]
27. "How Else Will You Remember Us?" [3:12]
28. A Woman Who Lived by Example [9:18]

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Editorial Reviews

Julia Roberts, whose career choices haven't always been smart, picked a winner in this neatly directed drama, which unfolds in the rarified setting of Wellesley College during the early years of the Cold War. Roberts plays a free-spirited art teacher who finds her new assignment stultifying: Her well-to-do students seem less interested in expanding their minds and pursuing fulfilling careers than in marrying promising young scions of comparably proper breeding. Kirsten Dunst, in her most complex role since The Virgin Suicides, plays the ringleader of one student clique; intellectually gifted but insufferably snobbish, she deliberately shuns the adventure of personal achievement in favor of a conventional union sanctioned by her parents. Julia Stiles gets the less demanding but equally important role of a similarly talented pupil who finds herself yearning for something more than marriage and motherhood but fears abandoning the role for which she has prepared all her life. Director Mike Newell opts for a light touch, letting Roberts and company keep it on track with their sharply observed characterizations and spirited interplay. The younger actresses -- including Maggie Gyllenhaal, who is delightfully tart as the clique's resident "bad girl" -- all get ample opportunities to shine, and for her part Roberts refrains from upstaging them. Ultimately, Mona Lisa Smile is not a star vehicle but a true ensemble piece, and that helps make it a highly enjoyable viewing experience. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble

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Mona Lisa Frownsby Anonymous

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March 09, 2005: This is possibly one of the worst supposedly 'feminist' movies I have ever seen. I had hoped it would be better than what the trailers showed, but boy was I ever wrong.

Julia Roberts' character and acting are totally unbelievable. She looks like she was from the future and she didn't even come close to looking like she was from the 50's. The romance with her and the other teacher was so off what her character would do or act, it didn't make any sense. And of course they have the typical Julia Roberts scene with her flat on her back, hair splayed out, then cue laughing (in that irritating high pitched neighing/squealing). As usual she plays the same role she almost always does in her overrated 'acting' carrer.

Julia Stiles did well as her typical studious overachiever, try to do it all role, but her character went downhill near the end, in an unbelievable way. Kirsten Dunst was good as a nasty student that turned nice at the end. But by far the best were Maggie Gyllenhaal as a promiscuous yet smart and likeable student and Ginnifer Goodwin who you might have seen in the television show Ed (which she was wonderful in) and How to Win a Date With Tad Hamilton. She is the most realistic of the bunch and the one who stole the whole movie. She shined brighter than any of them. I wished she could have been in it more, it would've been a better movie. Marcia Gay Harden and Topher Grace were both great in their small roles also. I give JR .5 star, JS and KD 3 stars, and everybody else I mentioned 5 stars.

And just what the heck was up with the scene at the end with Kirsten Dunst riding on a bicycle along side Julia Roberts in the car. There was never any bonding between the two to make any sense in that happening.

I'd recommend skipping this movie, unless, of course you'd like to see something that will make you cringe and wonder why you wasted your time with such drivel. The story is simply awful! I totally disagree with the above reviews. especially Barnes and Noble's review, so very far off the mark. I am so glad I got this from the library and didn't spend any money on it.

Disappointed in Juliaby Anonymous

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August 19, 2004: I'd compare this Julia performance to her Tinkerbell in Hook. Not good. The supporting actors, were however, outstanding. Kudos to the new young women in Hollywood. Dunst, Stiles, and each of the other roles were done very, very well. The story line was nice, but another leading actress would have made it really shine. Pretty Woman was such a great hit...but if I have to see Julia be weepy, emotional and have her head veins pop out...I'd rather not.


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