Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

Director:

Mike Newell

Writers (WGA):

Lawrence Konner (written by) &
Mark Rosenthal (written by)

Release Date:

19 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

In a world that told them how to think, she showed them how to live.

Plot:

A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 50's Wellesley girls to question their traditional societal roles.

Plot Keywords:

Womens Issues | School | Friendship | Male Female Relationship | Nostalgic

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 nominations

Cast

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
Topher Grace	...	Tommy Donegal
Lily Lodge	...	House Matron
Jordan Bridges	...	Spencer Jones
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	...	Charlie Stewart
Christopher Braden Jones	...	Bartender
Chuck Montgomery	...	Tall Man
Taylor Roberts	...	Louise
John Scurti	...	Stan Sher
Ed Peed	...	Taxi Driver
Rony Clanton	...	Porter
Becky Veduccio	...	Blue Ship Hostess
Paul Vincent Black	...	Joseph O'Neill
Lisa Roberts Gillan	...	Miss Albini
June Miller	...	Cape Cod Hostess
Aleksa Palladino	...	Frances the Girl in Italian Class
Charles Techman	...	Harvard Dorm Monitor
Lauren Adler	...	Art History Student
Daisy Baldwin	...	Art History Student
Janine Barris	...	Art History Student
Emily Bauer	...	Art History Student
Kirstie Bingham	...	Art History Student
Jennifer Bowen	...	Art History Student
Angelique Claire	...	Art History Student
Nikki Coble	...	Art History Student
Kristen Connolly	...	Art History Student
Kristyn Coppola	...	Art History Student
Kimberly Ehly	...	Art History Student
Megan Marie Ford	...	Art History Student
Lauren Fruchter	...	Art History Student
Kate Glass	...	Art History Student
Amanda Gruss	...	Art History Student
Stella Hao	...	Art History Student
Walker Hays	...	Art History Student
Michele Hillen	...	Art History Student
Annika Marks	...	Art History Student
Amy Montminy	...	Art History Student
Lily Rabe	...	Art History Student
Katherine Reilly	...	Art History Student
Krysten Ritter	...	Art History Student
Brandy Tipton	...	Art History Student
Trisha Trokan	...	Art History Student
Megan Tropea	...	Art History Student
Maria Wampuszyc	...	Art History Student (as Maja Walpvszyl)
Mary Pascoe	...	Photographer (as Mary S. Pascoe)
Elise Passamani	...	Phyllis
Laura M. Flahive	...	Wet Girl
Devon Jencks	...	Wet Girl
Erin E. Richardson	...	Wet Girl
Emily R. See	...	Wet Girl
Rob Buntzen	...	Wedding Planner Host
Richard O'Rourke	...	Igor
Chris Bonomo	...	Groomsman
Katherine Argo	...	Dancer
Shelby Bond	...	Dancer
Lou Brock	...	Dancer
Michael Choi	...	Dancer
Melissa Deles	...	Dancer
John D. Fowler	...	Dancer
Nicole Frydman	...	Dancer
Noelle Gibson	...	Dancer
Maria Vicens Girau	...	Dancer
Natalie Gomez	...	Dancer
Sid Grant	...	Dancer
Madeleine Hackney	...	Dancer
Betina Hershey	...	Dancer
Yuval Hod	...	Dancer
Richard Jones	...	Dancer
Jerry Jordan	...	Dancer
Nickolay Khazanov	...	Dancer
Nadia Kravets	...	Dancer
Maria Levinstein	...	Dancer
KellyDawn Malloy	...	Dancer
Annette Nicole	...	Dancer
Lance Olds	...	Dancer
Joe Palmer	...	Dancer
Christian Perry	...	Dancer
Daniel Ponickly	...	Dancer
Tony Scheppler	...	Dancer
Solomon Singer	...	Dancer
Gabriel Vaughan	...	Dancer
Kim Villanueva	...	Dancer
Dan Weltner	...	Dancer
Sarah Billings Wheeler	...	Dancer
Denise Zadroga	...	Dancer
Peter J. Rowan	...	Wedding Photographer
Tori Amos	...	Wedding Singer
Kevin Osborne	...	Band Announcer
Brad Mehldau	...	Pianist
Larry Grenadier	...	Bass Player
Julie Wagner	...	Bartender
Jennifer H. Anderson	...	Projectionist (as Jennifer Anderson)
Lindsey White	...	Projectionist
Chris Burke	...	Custodian
Dorothy Dwyer	...	Faculty
Melanie Angelique Moyer	...	Christmas Student
Canedy Knowles	...	Christmas Student
Kristen Marie Holly	...	Christmas Student
Carrie Ann Kaye	...	Christmas Student
Liliane Thomas	...	Woman on Train
Jackie Sanders	...	Band Announcer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Corey W. Allen	...	Giselle's Wedding Date (uncredited)
Rob Armstrong	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Whitney Avalon	...	Almost-Hit Bike Rider (uncredited)
Eric Bruno Borgman	...	College Janitor (uncredited)
Marylouise Burke	...	President Jocelyn Carr's secretary (uncredited)
Katrina Connor	...	Art History Student (uncredited)
Marcus Allen Cooper	...	Harvard Student (uncredited)
Erik Davies	...	Robert Flint (uncredited)
Fred DeReau	...	Warren Cousin (uncredited)
Marlo DiCrasto	...	Art History Student (uncredited)
Ashley Dru Douglass	...	Art history student (uncredited)
Liesl Ehardt	...	Joan Brandwyn's Friend (uncredited)
Aprill Fasino	...	Art History Student / Dancer (uncredited)
Lauren Ferrara	...	Little girl (uncredited)
Megan Ferrara	...	Little girl (uncredited)
Anna Fields	...	Eleanor Warren (uncredited)
Jeannette Gould	...	Faculty (uncredited)
Kathryn Gracey	...	Professor (uncredited)
Eric Hersh	...	Harvard Student (uncredited)
Jessica Leigh Johnson	...	Art History Student (uncredited)
Dana Lubotsky	...	Student (uncredited)
Josh Mann	...	Harvard Student (uncredited)
Trish McGettrick	...	Governor's Wife (uncredited)
Denis McKeown	...	Wedding guest (uncredited)
Randi Newton	...	Miranda (uncredited)
Marni Penning	...	Art History Student (uncredited)
James Donnell Quinn	...	Student (uncredited)
Lindsay Roth	...	Student (uncredited)
Maria Rusolo	...	Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Cristie Schoen	...	Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
Matthew Shaffer	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Frank Stellato	...	NYC Cabbie (uncredited)
Jill Whitaker	...	Vanessa McEntyre (uncredited)
Gunna Wilson	...	Spencer's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Directed by
Mike Newell

Writing credits (WGA)
Lawrence Konner		(written by) &
Mark Rosenthal		(written by)

Produced by
Richard Baratta	....	co-producer
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas	....	producer
Joe Roth	....	executive producer
Paul Schiff	....	producer
Deborah Schindler	....	producer

Original Music by
Rachel Portman

Cinematography by
Anastas N. Michos

Film Editing by
Mick Audsley

Casting by
Ellen Chenoweth
Susie Farris

Production Design by
Jane Musky

Art Direction by
Patricia Woodbridge

Set Decoration by
Susan Bode		(as Susan Tyson)

Costume Design by
Michael Dennison

Makeup Department
Carla Antonino	....	makeup artist
Margot Boccia	....	makeup department head
John Caglione Jr.	....	co-key makeup artist
Robert Chiu	....	hair stylist
Bonnie Clevering	....	hair stylist: Ms. Roberts
Richard Dean	....	makeup artist: Ms. Roberts
Joseph Farulla	....	makeup artist
Donna Marie Fischetto	....	hair stylist
Rob Fitz	....	additional makeup artist
Lisa Hazell	....	assistant hair stylist
Michelle Johnson	....	key hair stylist
Frances A. Kolar	....	co-key makeup artist
Heidi Kulow	....	makeup artist
Jeri La Shay	....	additional makeup artist
Christine Leiter	....	makeup artist
Brenda McNally	....	hair stylist
Kyra Panchenko	....	additional makeup artist: Kristen Dunst, Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenhaal
John Quaglia	....	key hair stylist (as John D. Quaglia)
Lyndell Quiyou	....	hair department head
Joe Rossi	....	makeup artist
Sherryn Smith	....	additional makeup artist
Mary Anne Spano	....	additional makeup artist
Jeni Zaharian	....	additional makeup assistant: Boston
Nicki Ledermann	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Trish Seeney	....	additional makeup artist: Boston (uncredited)

Production Management
Richard Baratta	....	unit production manager
Tania Windsor Blunden	....	post-production supervisor (as Tania Windsor)
Paula McBreen	....	production manager: additional filming, UK
Pamela Thur	....	assistant production manager
Pamela Thur	....	production manager: second unit, Arizona, Oakland

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Eric Chapman	....	assistant director: re-shoots
Nancy Herrmann	....	additional second assistant director
Eddie Micallef	....	second assistant director
Joseph P. Reidy	....	first assistant director
Paul Schiff	....	second unit director
Noelle Stehman	....	additional second assistant director
Chris Surgent	....	first assistant director: second unit
Chris Surgent	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Joseph Alfieri	....	construction coordinator
Peter Allburn	....	journeyman scenic
JoAnn Atwood	....	additional props
Toni Barton	....	assistant art director
Mickey Carter	....	props
James Donahue	....	scenic artist
Monica Fedrick	....	graphic designer
Ray Fisher	....	lead man: reshoots
Mark Fitzgibbons	....	assistant art director
Kyra Friedman	....	assistant set decorator
Robert Griffon Jr.	....	property master
Denise Gurkas	....	chargeperson scenic artist
Michael Kall	....	carpenter
Darrell K. Keister	....	assistant art director
Marion Kolsby	....	assistant art director
Barbra Matis	....	assistant art director
John 'Butch' McCarthy	....	on-set greens
John McDonnell	....	assistant property master
Jeff Naparstek	....	set dresser
Garry Pastore	....	set dresser
Addison Pettit	....	lead graphic artist
Gerarda Pizzarello	....	journeyman scenic
Brett Pransky	....	art department coordinator
Jeremy D. Pratt	....	construction accountant
Paul Richards	....	set dresser
Adam Roffman	....	set dresser: Boston
Michael Scarola	....	key construction grip
Theodore Suchecki	....	props
Joseph Michael Tenga	....	assistant art director
Susan Uriarte	....	art department production assistant
Dave Weinman	....	leadman
Alyssa Winter	....	assistant set decorator
Melissa Cooperman	....	set dresser: Boston (uncredited)
Sarah Dennis	....	set decorating production assistant (uncredited)
Molly Page	....	assistant to production designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Auguste	....	supervising sound editor
Sam Auguste	....	assistant sound editor
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Tim Cavagin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Colin Cooper	....	adr mixer
Colette Dahanne	....	adr mixer
Andie Derrick	....	foley artist
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Phillip A. Hamilton	....	adr recordist
Lee Kerr	....	adr mixer
Sean Landeros	....	sound recordist
Daniel Laurie	....	adr editor
Daniel Laurie	....	dialogue editor
Kim Maitland	....	sound recordist
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
T.J. O'Mara	....	production sound mixer
Steve Single	....	sound re-recording mixer
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Derek Trigg	....	foley editor
Joe White	....	boom operator
G. John Garrett	....	playback recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
William 'Billy Jack' Jakielaszek	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Marcus Alexander	....	visual effects editor: Framestore CFC
Randall Balsmeyer	....	visual effects supervisor
Timothy Michael Cairns	....	quality control supervisor: Efilm/Panavision
Michael Eaves	....	digital color timer: efilm
Drew Jones	....	visual effects executive producer
Kevin Lin	....	digital cleanup artist
Christian Manz	....	digital compositor
Nicholas Seal	....	digital compositor
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Almeida	....	lamp operator
Tony Arnaud	....	grip
Woody Bell	....	company grip: on-location
Braden Belmonte	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Arnold F. Brown	....	grip
Kenny Burke	....	rigging grip
Ronald Burke	....	dolly grip (as Ronnie Burke)
Paul Candrilli	....	grip
Mel Cannon	....	additional grip
Rick Cardillo	....	rigging electrician
Andrew Cheung	....	grip
Robert Clark	....	rigging grip: Boston
Stephen Consentino	....	steadicam operator
Ralph G. Crowley	....	best boy electric
Andy Day	....	gaffer
Karen L. Dicey	....	rigging grip: Boston
James Edmiston	....	grip
Rachelle Fankhauser	....	electrician: Boston
Kevin Flynn	....	best boy grip
Daryl Furr	....	rigging electrician
Jamie Gallagher	....	generator operator
Jim Galvin	....	dimmer technician
Christopher F. Graneto	....	grip
Shawn Greene	....	electrician
Michael N. Green	....	additional rigging electrician
Charlie Grubbs	....	rigging gaffer
Michael Guerra	....	gaffer: second unit, Boston
Timothy Healy	....	electrician
William Hines	....	stage rigging gaffer
Michael Hunold	....	lamp operator
Mary Anne Janke	....	second assistant camera