DVD
Mona Lisa smile
Record details
- ISBN: 1404905839
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Physical Description:
videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: [Culver City, Calif.] : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2003.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Special features: three behind-the-scenes featurettes; music video "The heart of every girl" by Elton John. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Anastas Michos ; editor, Mick Audsley ; music, Rachel Portman ; costume designer, Michael Dennison ; production designer, Jane Musky. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Juliet Stevenson, Dominic West, Ginnifer Goodwin, Topher Grace, John Slattery, Marcia Gay Harden. |
| Target Audience Note: | Parental Guidance (not recommended for young children) |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1 (English, Dolby digital 2.0 (French). |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY |
| Language Note: | English or French soundtracks; English or French subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Wellesley College -- Drama Women college students -- Drama Women college teachers -- Drama Feminism -- Drama Video recordings DVDs United States -- History -- 1953-1961 -- Drama |
| Genre: | Videodiscs. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Topic Heading: | DVD Closed-captioned films. DVDs for the hearing impaired. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillooet Branch | AV-DVD AF MON (Text) | 35180000233048 | AV Section | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
An ironically conformist piece of mock-intellectual fluff about a bohemian art history professor (Julia Roberts) rocking the boat at uppity, conservative, marriage-grooming Wellesley College in the 1950s, Mona Lisa Smile could be termed an estrogen-infused Dead Poets Society, but even that would be giving the picture too much credit for originality. Barraged with hackneyed bluster from traditionalist scourges and disrespect from supposedly refined, well-bred students (Julia Stiles, Kirsten Dunst, and Maggie Gyllenhaal--decked out in tweed skirts and white gloves), plucky Roberts begins teaching modern art over classics, challenging attitudes and values, and asking weighty questions ("What is art? What makes it good or bad?"). Unfortunately, such topics are only given lip service, in favor of a predictable plot about these socially corseted young ladies being led toward the light of pre-1960s sexual egalitarianism. Every character is a clichT, every life lesson is telegraphed, and the conservatives Roberts comes up against present no real challenge. In fact, all this movie does is line up stereotypes, then knock them down in the most trite, routine, heart-tugging manner imaginable. Not recommended. (R. Blackwelder) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2004.
