Katherine Watson, an Oakland State University Ph.D. student, is hired as an Art History instructor at Wellesley College for the 1953/54 school year. She is not an obvious choice as Wellesley is an exclusive upper crust institution where its faculty, students and alumni generally look down upon "State" universities.
Katherine quickly learns that her paper credentials do affect how her students treat her. She also learns that the students are book smart, but do not know how to think for themselves. Their parents and the school administration foster a predetermined path in life for the girls, namely to stick to traditional mores and thoughts, with the primary goal of marrying into a good family.
There are pockets of free thinking among faculty and the students, but those thoughts and associated actions are generally quashed by the overall tone of the school. Katherine decides to instill into her students her own beliefs of what is important in learning. Will the students and administration allow Katherine to be contrary to the prescribed thought?
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Mona Lisa Smile
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Lift Thine Eyes
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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy:
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For the Splendor of Creation
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Gustav Holst:
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I Love Lucy
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Harold Adamson:
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Secret Love
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How High the Moon
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Hoop-De-Doo
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Trio for 2 Flutes and Harp
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Bewitched
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
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Trumpet Voluntary in D, Op. 6, No. 5 (Andante Largo)
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'S Wonderful
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Mona Lisa
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Besame Mucho
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Murder He Says
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You Belong to Me
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The Swan
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Santa Baby
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I've Got a Crush on You
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The Glow Worm
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I'm Sitting on Top of the World
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Tea for Two
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Walkin' My Baby Back Home
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I'm Beginning to See the Light
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No Moon at All
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon
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Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
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Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)
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Flying Home
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The Continental
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What'll I Do
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I've Got the World on a String
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The Heart of Every Girl
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Smile
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Would I Mind
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Jack Little:
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
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Johann Sebastian Bach:
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'S Wonderful
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George Gershwin:
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I've Got a Crush on You
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George Gershwin:
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I'm Sitting on Top of the World
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Ray Henderson:
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Walkin' My Baby Back Home
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Fred E. Ahlert:
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I'm Beginning to See the Light
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Duke Ellington:
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What'll I Do
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Irving Berlin:
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I've Got the World on a String
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Harold Arlen:
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Mona Lisa (Album Version) (Seal)
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Rachel Portman:
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You Belong To Me (Album Version) (Tori Amos)
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Rachel Portman:
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Bewitched (Album Version) (Celine Dion)
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Rachel Portman:
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The Heart Of Every Girl (Album Version) (Elton John)
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Rachel Portman:
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Santa Baby (MacY Gray)
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Rachel Portman:
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"Murder" He Says (Album Version) (Tori Amos)
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Rachel Portman:
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Besame Mucho (Album Version) (Chris Isaak)
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Rachel Portman:
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Secret Love (Album Version) (Mandy Moore)
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Rachel Portman:
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What'll I Do (Album Version) (Alison Krauss)
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Rachel Portman:
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Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Album Version) (The Trevor Horn Orchestra)
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Rachel Portman:
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Sh-Boom (Album Version) (The Trevor Horn Orchestra)
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Rachel Portman:
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I'm Beginning to See the Light (Album Version) (Kelly Rowland)
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Rachel Portman:
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I've Got The World On A String (Album Version) (Lisa Stansfield)
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Rachel Portman:
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Smile (Barbra Streisand)
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Rachel Portman:
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Suite (Album Version) (Rachel Portman)
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Rachel Portman:
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Zarathustra, Op. 30 "Einleitung" (2001 A Space Odyssey)
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Georges Delerue:
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Lara's Theme (Doctor Zhivago)
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Theme (The Godfather)
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Theme (Romeo And Juliet)
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Theme (Love Story)
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Theme (Rich and Famous)
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Tara's Theme (Gone With The Wind)
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Adagio for Strings (Patton & Lawrence Of Arabia)
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Carmen: Suite No. 2 "Danse Boheme" (Bizet) (There's Something About Mary)
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Piano Concerto No. 1, 1st Movement (Tchaikovsky) (Misery)
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Piano Concerto No. 21, 2nd Movement (Mozart) (The Spy Who Loved Me)
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Piano Concerto No. 5, 2nd Movement (Beethoven) (Dead Poets Society)
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) (Mona Lisa Smile)
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 3rd Movement (Mozart) (GI Jane)
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Midsummer Night's Dream Wedding March (Mendelssohn) (The Wedding Planner)
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st Movement (Mozart) (Charlie's Angel's Full Throttle)
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Symphony No. 101, 2nd Movement (Haydn) (The Prince of Tides)
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Brandenburg Concerto, 3rd Movement (Bach) (Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion)
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Piano Quintet, 4th Movement (Schubert) (The Sixth Sense)
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Cantata No 140 "Wachet auf" (Bach) (Mr. Holland's Opus)
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Aria from Madame Butterfly (Puccini) (Fatal Attraction)
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Overture from Tannhauser (Wagner) (Unfaithfully Yours)
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Clarinet Concerto: 2nd Movement (Mozart) (Out of Africa)
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Canon in D (Pachelbel) (Father of the Bride)
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Lohengrin (Wagner) (Spider Man 2)
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Brandenburg Concerto, 1st Movement Bach) (Hannibal)
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Traumerei (Schumann) (The Crush)
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Violin Concerto No 3, 3rd Movement (Mozart) (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World)
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Adagietto (Mahler) (Lorenzo's Oil)
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String Quartet No. 3, 2nd Movement (Haydn) (Casablanca)
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Clair De Lune (Debussy) (Ocean's 11)
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Aria from La Boheme (Puccini) (Moonstruck)
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Horn Concerto No. 2, 3rd Movement (Mozart) (JFK)
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