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19 December 2003 (USA) moreTagline:
In a world that told them how to think, she showed them how to live. morePlot:
A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 50's Wellesley girls to question their traditional societal roles. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Formulaic nice-teacher film... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Julia Roberts | ... | Katherine Ann Watson | |
| Kirsten Dunst | ... | Betty Warren | |
| Julia Stiles | ... | Joan Brandwyn | |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | ... | Giselle Levy | |
| Ginnifer Goodwin | ... | Connie Baker | |
| Dominic West | ... | Bill Dunbar | |
| Juliet Stevenson | ... | Amanda Armstrong | |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Nancy Abbey | |
| John Slattery | ... | Paul Moore | |
| Marian Seldes | ... | President Jocelyn Carr | |
| Donna Mitchell | ... | Mrs. Warren | |
| Terence Rigby | ... | Dr. Edward Staunton | |
| Jennie Eisenhower | ... | Girl at the Station | |
| Leslie Lyles | ... | Housing Director | |
| Laura Allen | ... | Susan Delacorte |
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content and thematic issues.Parents Guide:
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117 minCountry:
USAColour:
ColourAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Brazil:12 | Canada:G (British Columbia/Ontario/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Finland:S | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:AL | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7Fun Stuff
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Producers had originally applied to film at Bryn Mawr College, another one of the Seven Sisters. It is unclear as to why they ultimately went with Wellesley College. moreGoofs:
Continuity: With the exception of Christmas break, all the bar scenes are similar. Bill is wearing the same sweater, and Katherine's hair is always half-up, her earrings are always the same (as well as in the Christmas Break scene), and her outfit is the same by adding either a coat or a vest. These are all supposed to be happening at different times but are all very similar. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Betty Warren: [voiceover] All her life, she had wanted to teach at Wellesley College. So, when a position opened in the Art History department, she pursued it single-mindedly until she was hired. It was whispered that Katherine Watson, a first-year teacher from Oakland State, made up in brains what she lacked in pedigree. Which was why this bohemian from California was on her way to the most conservative college in the nation.
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1st watched 4/4/2004 - 5 out of 10(Dir-Mike Newell): Formulaic nice-teacher film with Julia Roberts as the nice teacher. The only difference between this movie and many others about a teacher who changes the students lives supposedly for the better is that it occurs at an all-girls school(can you say `Dead Poets Soceity' for women). Roberts is watchable as usual, but that's about it. The stories of the students is much more interesting but not enough screen time is given for this and what we end up getting is a very surfacy film about life and love in the early 50's for young girls. It's a shame because the intended topic, women's changing role in society, seems to be given second place to the stars and their performances. It's possible that because I'm a man, the story didn't grip me like it should have but I couldn't change sexes just for this review. My best advice is try it and see if you like it and disagree with me if you want, but this is my interpretation of this `could have been good film' that wasn't.