Katherine Watson teaches art history in 1953 at the respectable all-female Wellesley College. She encourages her conservative students to question and disregard the outdated societal mores f... Read allKatherine Watson teaches art history in 1953 at the respectable all-female Wellesley College. She encourages her conservative students to question and disregard the outdated societal mores for women.Katherine Watson teaches art history in 1953 at the respectable all-female Wellesley College. She encourages her conservative students to question and disregard the outdated societal mores for women.
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- 6 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaTo prepare for their roles, the lead actresses were sent to a finishing school two weeks before filming. However, unlike the film's depiction, Wellesley College was never a finishing school. It was a private women's liberal arts college that emphasized social activism. After an overwhelmingly negative reaction from Wellesley alumnae regarding the film's highly inaccurate depiction of the college, Wellesley College president Diana Chapman Walsh publicly expressed regret for the institution's association with the film.
- GoofsThe slide of the Sistine Chapel in Katherine's Christmas present is a photo of the Chapel ceiling after it was restored in the 1990s.
- Quotes
- Betty Warren: [Narrating] My teacher, Katherine Watson, lived by her own definition, and would not compromise that. Not even for *Wellesley*. I dedicate this, my last editorial, to an extraordinary woman who lived by example and compelled us all to see the world through new eyes. By the time you read this, she'll be sailing to Europe, where I know she'll find new walls to break down and new ideas to replace them with. I've heard her called a quitter for leaving, an aimless wanderer. But not all who wander are aimless, especially not those who seek truth beyond tradition, beyond definition, beyond the image.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits for the prominent cast and crew are set in front of vintage footage and advertisements showing women in the 1940s and '50s.
- SoundtracksLift Thine Eyes
from "Elijah"
Written by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Wellesley College Chamber Singers
Lisa Graham Conductor
Under license from Wellesley College Chamber Singers
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- La sonrisa de Mona Lisa
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Box office
- Budget
- $65,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $63,860,942
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,528,498
- Dec 21, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $141,337,989
- Runtime
- 1h 57m(117 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1













































