Released:
2003-12-19

Overview:
Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.

Director:
Mike Newell

Runtime:
1h 57min

Genre:
Drama, History, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Julia Roberts
  as
  Katherine Ann Watson
• 
  Kirsten Dunst
  as
  Betty Warren
• 
  Julia Stiles
  as
  Joan Brandwyn
• 
  Maggie Gyllenhaal
  as
  Giselle Levy
• 
  Ginnifer Goodwin
  as
  Connie Baker