Stepmom / Mona Lisa Smile [DVD] / Columbia Pictures presents a Wendy Finerman production ; a 1492 production ; a Chris Columbus film ; produced by Wendy Finerman ... [et al.] ; story by Gigi Levangie ; screenplay by Gigi Levangie ... [et al.] ; directed by Chris Columbus. Mona Lisa smile / Revolution Studios presents a Red Om Films production ; produced by Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Deborah Schindler, Paul Schiff ; written by Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal ; directed by Mike Newell.
Originally produced as motion pictures in 1998 and 2003. Some container labeling about languages and presentation is inaccurate. Stepmom: Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Liam Aiken, Lynn Whitfield. Mona Lisa smile: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Juliet Stevenson, Dominic West, Ginnifer Goodwin, Topher Grace, John Slattery, Matica Gay Harden.
Summary:
Stepmom: "Anna and Ben, the two children of Jackie and Luke, have to cope with the fact that their parents divorced and that there is a new woman in their father's life: Isabel, a successful photographer. She does her best to treat the kids in a way that makes them still feel at home when being with their dad, but also loves her work and does not plan to give it up. But Jackie, a full-time-mother, regards Isabel's efforts as offensively insufficient. She can't understand that work can be important to her as well as the kids. The conflict between them is deepened by the sudden diagnosis of cancer, which may be deadly for Jackie. They all have to learn a little in order to grow together"--Container. Mona Lisa smile: A free-thinking art history professor encourages her conservative 1950s Wellesley students to think beyond their traditional social roles.
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