Mona Lisa Smile | |
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Directed by | Mike Newell |
Written by | |
Produced by | Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas Deborah Schindler Paul Schiff |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Anastas Michos |
Edited by | Mick Audsley |
Music by | Rachel Portman |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Italian |
Budget | $72.3 million[1] |
Box office | $141.3 million[2] |
Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 American drama film produced by Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures in association with Red Om Films Productions, directed by Mike Newell, written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
The title is a reference to the Mona Lisa, the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, and to the song of the same name, originally performed by Nat King Cole, which was covered by Seal for the film. Julia Roberts received a record $25 million for her performance, the highest ever earned by an actress at that time.[3]