Mona Lisa Smile Page #3

Synopsis: Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to find the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Mike Newell
Production: Sony Pictures Releasing
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
45
Rotten Tomatoes:
34%
PG-13
Year:
2003
117 min
$63,695,760
Website
2,535 Views


- The right people.

- Who are they?

Betty Warren!

- We're lucky we have one right here.

- Screw you.

Could you go back

to the Soutine, please?

Just look at it again.

Look beyond the paint.

Let us try to open our minds

to a new idea.

All right, back to chapter three.

Has anyone read it?

Okay.

"When your courses are set,

and a dream boat you've met...

...have a real cigarette.

Have a Camel. "

I've got my courses, I've got my Camel

cigarette. Where is my dream boat?

- Giselle, where is my dream boat?

- Betty's cousin isn't good enough?

- I haven't met him.

- Don't encourage her.

He's only escorting

Connie as a favour.

Why are you like this?

I didn't mean that.

I'm just under so much pressure

with the wedding.

Do you realize November 2

is three weeks from now?

- Oh, honey.

- Don't have it.

- Don't come.

- Here. Here.

I'm working on table seating now,

so I can just erase your name.

- Can I see it?

- No.

Let me look.

I can't look for a second?

- You want to see where Bill is sitting.

- No. That is over. Right?

Right? Giselle, right?

Damn it.

- Do I look a little bit like her?

- Like who?

- Katherine Watson.

- You mean, "crap is art"?

- I think she's fabulous.

- Well, no man wanted her.

- She isn't dead.

- She's at least 30.

- Oh, no. No.

- I guess she never wanted children.

For your information...

...Katherine Watson had to take

this job to escape from California.

Please.

She had a torrid affair

with a Hollywood movie star.

- She came here to get away.

- That's ridiculous.

- Who was it?

- I don't know.

Who was it, Giselle?

Don't be a pimple! Tell me!

- It's ridiculous.

- Tell me. No, it's not. You know.

- You know something. Tell me.

- It's William Holden.

- Fantastic!

- I know.

Who is it?

William Holden.

I know. I know. I'm late. I'm- Abject

pleading, apologies, forgiveness.

Is she giving you any trouble?

If these girls can't get back on time,

know what I say? Lock them out.

Come on. Out! I'm going

to lock the door. Out!

Bedtime, ladies. Bedtime.

Let's go. Bedtime.

- Hey, Betty.

- Quiet time, ladies.

Women like Katherine Watson

don't get married...

- ... because they choose not to.

- No woman chooses to live...

...without a home, unless she's

sleeping with her Italian professor.

- You are so critical.

- I am not.

Of course you are.

You're your mother's daughter.

It's a classic Electra complex.

I don't blame you. I mean...

...who wouldn't want

to murder your mother?

- Hey. How's the Harvard sweetheart?

- Divine.

Got an extra ciggie?

- Did you do his homework?

- Of course.

- Want to do mine?

- No.

This isn't what I think it is. Is it?

Where'd you get it?

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Lawrence Konner

Lawrence Konner is an American screenwriter and television writer of shows such as Boardwalk Empire and The Sopranos. more…

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