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Set in 1953, Katherine Watson is a free-spirited graduate of UCLA who accepts a teaching post at Wellesley College, a women-only school where the students are torn between the repressive mores of the time and their longing for intellectual freedom.

Primary Title
  • Mona Lisa Smile
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 18 December 2020
Release Year
  • 2003
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 30
Duration
  • 120:00
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • Set in 1953, Katherine Watson is a free-spirited graduate of UCLA who accepts a teaching post at Wellesley College, a women-only school where the students are torn between the repressive mores of the time and their longing for intellectual freedom.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Wellesley College--Drama
  • Women college teachers--Drama
  • Women college students--Drama
  • Feminism--Drama
  • United States--History--1953-1961--Drama
  • Man-woman relationships--Drama
  • Stepfamilies--Drama
  • Interpersonal relations--Drama
  • Cancer--Diagnosis--Drama
  • Feature films--United States
Genres
  • Historical drama
Contributors
  • Mike Newell (Director)
  • Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas (Producer)
  • Paul Schiff (Producer)
  • Deborah Schindler (Producer)
  • Lawrence Konner (Writer)
  • Mark Rosenthal (Writer)
  • Julia Roberts (Actor)
  • Kirsten Dunst (Actor)
  • Julia Stiles (Actor)
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal (Actor)
  • Ginnifer Goodwin (Actor)
  • Dominic West (Actor)
  • Juliet Stevenson (Actor)
  • Marcia Gay Harden (Actor)
  • John Slattery (Actor)
  • Topher Grace (Actor)
  • Krysten Ritter (Actor)
  • Tori Amos (Actor)
  • Rachel Portman (Composer)
  • Anastas N. Michos (Director of Photography)
  • Mick Audsley (Editor)
  • Red Om Films (Production Unit)
  • Revolution Studios (Production Unit)
  • Columbia Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Wellesley College--Drama
  • Women college teachers--Drama
  • Women college students--Drama
  • Feminism--Drama
  • United States--History--1953-1961--Drama
  • Man-woman relationships--Drama
  • Stepfamilies--Drama
  • Interpersonal relations--Drama
  • Cancer--Diagnosis--Drama
  • Feature films--United States
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