The story of Katherine Ann Watson, a feminist teacher who studied at UCLA graduate school and in 1953 left her boyfriend behind in Los Angeles, California to teach at Wellesley College, a conservative women's private liberal arts college in Massachusetts, United States.

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Tagline
In a world that told them how to think, she showed them how to live
Release date
2003-12-19
Runtime
1h 57m
Global rating
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Director


  1. Mike Newell

Writer


  1. Lawrence Konner
  2. Mark Rosenthal

Cast


  1. Julia Roberts
    Katherine Ann Watson
  2. Kirsten Dunst
    Betty Warren
  3. Dominic West
    Bill Dunbar
  4. Topher Grace
    Tommy Donegal
  5. Marcia Gay Harden
    Nancy Abbey
  6. John Slattery
    Paul Moore
  7. Julia Stiles
    Joan Brandwyn
  8. Maggie Gyllenhaal
    Giselle Levy
  9. Krysten Ritter
    Art History Student
  10. Lisa Roberts Gillan
    Miss Albini
  11. Ebon Moss-Bachrach
    Charlie Stewart
  12. Ginnifer Goodwin
    Connie Baker
  13. Vivian Kalinov
    Artist; Metal Sculptor (uncredited)
  14. Charles Techman
    Harvard Dorm Monitor
  15. Kristen Connolly
    Art History Student
  16. Melissa Goodwin Shepherd
    Dancer (uncredited)
  17. Richard O'Rourke
    Igor
  18. Donna Mitchell
    Mrs. Warren
  19. Leslie Lyles
    Housing Director
  20. Marian Seldes
    President Jocelyn Carr
  21. Rony Clanton
    Porter
  22. Laura Allen
    Susan Delacorte
  23. Marylouise Burke
    President Jocelyn Carr's Secretary (uncredited)
  24. Julie Wagner
    Bartender
  25. Eric Bruno Borgman
    College Janitor (uncredited)
  26. Lauren Adler
    Art History Student
  27. Dan Weltner
    Dancer
  28. Kevin Osborne
    Band Announcer
  29. Juliet Stevenson
    Amanda Armstrong
  30. Jordan Bridges
    Spencer Jones
  31. Aleksa Palladino
    Frances the Girl in Italian Class
  32. John Scurti
    Stan Sher
  33. Terence Rigby
    Dr. Edward Staunton
  34. Kristen Marie Holly
    Christmas Student
  35. Chuck Montgomery
    Tall Man
  36. Canedy Knowles
    Christmas Student
  37. Matthew Shaffer
    Dancer (uncredited)
  38. Michael Cuomo
    Swing Dancer (uncredited)
  39. Christian Perry
    Dancer
  40. Dorothy Dwyer
    Faculty
  41. Ed Peed
    Taxi Driver
  42. Katherine Argo
    Dancer
  43. Kim Villanueva
    Dancer
  44. Lou Brock
    Dancer
  45. Rob Buntzen
    Wedding Planner Host
  46. Liliane Thomas
    Woman on Train
  47. Tony Scheppler
    Dancer
  48. Katrina Connor
    Art History Student (uncredited)
  49. Janine Barris
    Art History Student
  50. Lance Olds
    Dancer
  51. Solomon Singer
    Dancer
  52. Jennie Eisenhower
    Girl at the Station
  53. Annette Nicole
    Dancer
  54. Becky Veduccio
    Blue Ship Hostess
  55. Betina Hershey
    Dancer
  56. Peter J. Rowan
    Wedding Photographer
  57. Richard Jones
    Dancer
  58. Taylor Roberts
  59. Lily Rabe
    Art History Student
  60. Josh Mowery
    Dancer (uncredited)
  61. Annika Marks
    Art History Student
  62. Whitney Avalon
    Almost-Hit Bike Rider (uncredited)
  63. Chris Burke
    Custodian
  64. Kate Reilly
    Art History Student
  65. June Miller
    Cape Cod Hostess
  66. Maja Wampuszyc
    Art History Student
  67. Tori Amos
    Singer
  68. Kate Glass
    Art History Student
  69. Gunna Wilson
    Spencer's Girlfriend (uncredited)
  70. Jennifer Anderson
    Projectionist
  71. Taylor Roberts
    Louise
  72. Emily Bauer
    Art History Student
  73. Madeleine Hackney
    Dancer
  74. Marni Penning
    Art History Student (uncredited)
  75. Mary Pascoe
    Photographer
  76. Nickolay Khazanov
    Dancer
  77. Anna Fields
    Eleanor Warren (uncredited)
  78. Brad Mehldau
    Pianist
  79. Grenville Cuyler
    Phillip McIntyre (uncredited)
  80. Jeannette Gould
    Faculty (uncredited)
  81. Jill Whitaker
    Vanessa McIntyre (uncredited)
  82. Joe Palmer
    Dancer
  83. Kara Klein
    Art History Student (uncredited)
  84. Lily Lodge
    House Matron
  85. Marlo DiCrasto
    Art History Student (uncredited)
  86. Nikki Coble
    Art History Student
  87. Randi Newton
    Miranda (uncredited)
  88. Trish McGettrick
    Governor's Wife (uncredited)
  89. Valerie Vaile
    Jane Whitmore (uncredited)
  90. Kimberly Ehly
    Art History Student
  91. Jennifer Bowen
    Art History Student
  92. Sid Grant
    Dancer
  93. Cristie Schoen
    Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
  94. Shelby Bond
    Dancer
  95. Daisy Baldwin
    Art History Student
  96. Liesl Ehardt
    Joan Brandwyn's Friend (uncredited)
  97. Jerry Jordan
    Dancer
  98. Natalie Gomez
    Dancer
  99. Melissa Deles
    Dancer
  100. Lindsey White
    Projectionist
  101. Christopher Braden
    Bartender
  102. Amanda Gruss
    Art History Student
  103. Amy Montminy
    Art History Student
  104. Angelique Claire
    Art History Student
  105. Ashley Dru Douglass
    Art History Student (uncredited)
  106. Brandy Tipton
    Art History Student
  107. Carrie Ann Kaye
    Christmas Student
  108. Chris Bonomo
    Groomsman
  109. Corey W. Allen
    Giselle's Wedding Date (uncredited)
  110. Daniel Ponickly
    Dancer
  111. Denise Zadroga
    Dancer
  112. Devon Jencks
    Wet Girl
  113. Dina Rose Rivera
    Art History Student (uncredited)
  114. Elise Passamani
    Phyllis
  115. Emily R. See
    Wet Girl
  116. Erik Davies
    Robert Flint (uncredited)
  117. Erin E. Richardson
    Wet Girl
  118. Gabriel Vaughan
    Dancer
  119. Jackie Sanders
    Band Announcer
  120. Jessica Leigh Johnson
    Art History Student (uncredited)
  121. John D. Fowler
    Dancer
  122. KellyDawn Malloy
    Dancer
  123. Kirstie Bingham
    Art History Student
  124. Kristyn Coppola
    Art History Student
  125. Larry Grenadier
    Bass Player
  126. Laura M. Flahive
    Wet Girl
  127. Lauren Fruchter
    Art History Student
  128. Maria Levinstein
    Dancer
  129. Maria Rusolo
    Swing Dancer (uncredited)
  130. Maria Vicens Girau
    Dancer
  131. Megan Marie Ford
    Art History Student
  132. Megan Tropea
    Art History Student
  133. Melanie Angelique Moyer
    Christmas Student
  134. Michael Choi
    Dancer
  135. Michele Hillen
    Art History Student
  136. Nadia Kravets
    Dancer
  137. Nicole Frydman
    Dancer
  138. Noelle Gibson
    Dancer
  139. Paul Vincent Black
    Joseph O'Neil
  140. Sarah Billings Wheeler
    Dancer
  141. Stella Hao
    Art History Student
  142. Trisha Trokan
    Art History Student
  143. Walker Hays
    Art History Student
  144. Yuval Hod
    Dancer

Composer


  1. Rachel Portman

Producer


  1. Joe Roth
  2. Paul Schiff
  3. Deborah Schindler
  4. Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas

Director of Photography


  1. Anastas N. Michos

Editor


  1. Mick Audsley