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Mona Lisa Smile Dirección FICHA TÉCNICA La sonrisa de Mona Lisa Título en inglés: Mona Lisa Smile Dirección: Mike Newell Dirección artística: Mike Newell Producción: Juan Gordon y Pau Calpe Guion: Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal Música: Rachel Portman Fotografía: Anastas N. Michos Montaje: Mick Audsley País: Estados Unidos Año: 2003 Género: Comedia, Drama, Romance. Duración: 117 minutos Idiomas: Italiano, Inglés Protagonistas: Julia Roberts (Katherine Watson), Kirsten Dunst (Betty Warren), Julia Stiles (Joan Brandwyn) Maggie Gyllenhaal (Giselle Levy), Marcia Gay Harden (Nancy Abbey), Dominic West (Bill Dunbar), Topher Grace (Tommy Donegal), Ginnifer Goodwin (Connie Baker), Juliet Stevenson (Amanda Armstrong), John Slattery (Paul Moore), Christopher Joseph Burke (guardian). Premios: Nominada en Globos de Oro, EE.UU. 2004, por Mejor canción original. Nominada en Premios de la Asociación de Críticos de Cine Broadcast. 2004 por mejor canción. Nominada en Premios de la Sociedad de Críticos de Cine de Phoenix (PFCS). 2004 al Premio por mejor uso de música previamente publicada o grabada Nominada en Premios Satélite 2004, por Golden Satellite Award por Mejor canción original. Sinopsis: Katherine Watson es una profesora de historia del arte que viaja desde California al campus de la universidad de Wellesley en Nueva Inglaterra en el año 1953. Estamos en plena postguerra y la profesora Watson tiene en su clase a las mejores estudiantes del país a las que espera abrir muchas puertas, aprovechando las oportunidades que se les ofrezcan. Sin embargo, poco después de su llegada, Katherine se da cuenta de que la prestigiosa institución es bastante conservadora y parece tener otro tipo de prioridades que no son precisamente académicas. La propuesta de matrimonio de una joven está considerado como un premio mayor que una buena educación. Esta nueva docente cambiará esa mentalidad y las enseñará a pensar por sí mismas abriéndose camino en un mundo lleno de tradición, estereotipos y movido por el “qué dirán”. Sin embargo, a pesar de los intentos de ésta por encontrar un futuro profesional a sus alumnas, Katherine también aprende que debe predicar con el ejemplo y respetar el derecho que tienen sus estudiantes a elegir un camino u otro. 1 Federación Internacional de Mujeres Universitarias Federación Mexicana de Universitarias Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Museo de la Mujer Bolivia 17 Centro Histórico, Ciudad de México. Cine-Club de género, 18 de abril de 2017. Mtra. Delia Selene de Dios Vallejo♣♥ La Sonrisa de Mona Lisa En los años cincuenta el rol de la mujer está muy definido, dedicada esencialmente a las tareas del hogar y actuar como mujer para su marido. Unas jóvenes universitarias de Wellesey verán alterada esta percepción tras el contacto con la joven profesora de historia del arte Katherine Watson (Julia Roberts), quien desde el Oeste trae consigo ideas renovadoras sobre el papel vital de la mujer. Año de 1953. En una universidad de Wellesley, famosa por ser la más recatada del momento, en esa escuela habitan las estudiantes más brillantes del estado, todas y cada una de ellas tiene un talento formidable, memorizan libros, apuntes y cada palabra que sale de tu boca, ¿en qué piensan estas chicas?, ¿en su futuro?, ¿obligación?, en verdad piensan en casarse, pues para ellas es lo mejor que les puede suceder. “La sonrisa de Mona Lisa” es un filme que expone la mentalidad social de los años 50s. Una mujer estudia hasta que se casa, el casamiento no es un derecho o privilegio, es una obligación y el mayor premio obtenido, es el mayor sueño de una joven de veinte, veintiún años, si no es de esta manera a las mujeres se les vería como un tipo de fenómeno, ¿en verdad han cambiado este pensamiento?. Eso es lo que enseña esta película. Por desgracia la idea no es muy atrayente como para hacer que grandes masas de personas se sienten a ver un filme cuya prioridad es demostrar el cambio evolutivo que ha presentado la mujer, pues no estamos hablando de “Las mujeres perfectas”, título en el cual nos muestran a las mujeres complacientes con sus maridos y con una conducta marginada y retrógrada, todo esto situado en el siglo XXI. No, este filme demuestra distintos sentimientos de diferentes jovencitas quienes se sienten lo suficientemente capaces para servir a una familia y cocinar para cinco, limpiar recámaras, planchar, lavar, cocinar, cocer, entre muchos otros conceptos atribuidos a las ♣ Catedrática de la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales-UNAM; Secretaria General de la Unión Nacional de Mujeres Mexicanas Asociación Civil. ♥ Se agradece el apoyo de las licenciadas: Eva Calderón, Eurídice Román de Dios, Yoko Elizabeth Callejas Maceda, Pamela Jiménez Romo y Rosalinda Cuéllar Celis. 2 mujeres, un poco aburrido ¿no?, entonces ¿qué es lo que hace al filme especial?, que no vemos a la mujer lavar, cocer o limpiar, vemos más allá de ellas y lo factible de la metamorfosis, cuando una persona empuja el cambio evolutivo y les hace pensar que pueden llegar a ser más que amas de casa convertidas paulatinamente en esclavas, eso es lo expuesto en el filme, la chicas se casan y poco a poco son olvidadas por sus esposos, esclavizadas por sus obligaciones, metiéndose en la cabeza la idea de que lo que están haciendo está bien pues es su obligación, pero no, no lo es, el filme demuestra que la mujer no es el adorno sometido en el hogar que realiza todo aquello que le demanda el varón de la casa, en verdad son mucho más que eso, pero ¿quién les abrirá los ojos?, ¿quién empujará el cambio?. El personaje protagonista de Julia Roberts recibe el nombre de Katherine Watson. Este personaje hará que las jovencitas piensen por sí mismas, al impartir su clase de “Historia del arte”, deformando sus conceptos cotidianos y diciéndoles que no esperen a que un libro les diga qué pensar, en verdad la trama es aceptable y muy loable, el filme se desenvuelve en prioridad en la evolución del pensamiento femenino, esto lo logra exponiendo “arte”, el cambio de la mentalidad se concibe mediante la interpretación del arte, tomando conceptos ambiguos para poder crear las dudas y contradicciones necesarias y así realizar su objetivo, Julia Roberts se desenvuelve de forma aceptable y paulatina, lográndolo en tiempo pausado pero entretenido, su contexto artístico ayuda a que el filme sea factible a la transición, la protagonista se conecta en esencia con su alumnado y las lecciones son recíprocas, al tener problemas amorosos, y es cuando podemos hablar de su contexto romántico. Su guión es exquisito, pues se expresan distintos sentimientos y pensamientos los cuales caen constantemente en el drama y en algunas ocasiones en el melodrama, no debemos pasar por alto que tenemos en escena a Julia Roberts una de las reinas del drama, acompañada por Kirsten Dunst quien será antagónica, y Julia Stiles demuestra tener la capacidad para representar distintos papeles, todos con un buen aliciente, las puestas en escenas son agradables, sobre todo si está presente Marcia Gay en un papel poco usual, sin pasar por alto los escenarios reales y cautivadores.1 Tal como hemos planteado, el filme nos habla sobre la mentalidad que tenía la sociedad de los años 50 hacia la mujer. Durante la trama, se nos hace reflexionar acerca de los estereotipos, el tipo de educación, los roles creados en una sociedad machista y el papel de la mujer en ésta. 1 http://www.alohacriticon.com/cine/criticas-peliculas/la-sonrisa-mona-lisa-mike-newell/ 3 Nos dice que el hecho de que haya un interés por mandar a las mujeres a la escuela está encubierto en realidad por una intención de prepararlas como “las mujeres perfectas”, como dice claramente la película: “son capaces de sazonar el pollo con una mano y esbozar una redacción con la otra” sometidas siempre al servicio del hombre, donde, su palabra no tiene peso alguno en esa sociedad, donde no se les tenía permitido pensar, opinar ni tener un juicio crítico de las cosas. Esta película nos relata esa necesidad de la mujer por progresar, por avanzar, por romper esas barreras que la tenían oprimida para poder realizarse no sólo en el nivel académico sino también al nivel personal, buscando una vida más allá del matrimonio, de los hijos y del mantenimiento de la casa. En definitiva, la trama fundamental es la liberación de la mujer, sometida a la condición social femenina de mediados del siglo XX que las chicas universitarias tienen perfectamente interiorizada y aceptada y que la profesora se niega a aceptar, convirtiéndose esta discrepancia en el tema de confrontación principal sobre el cual se desarrolla la trama. En cuanto a temática, en la película, se tratan temas de todo tipo tales como la educación (tanto académica como personal), la familia, las relaciones personales, relaciones sexuales, religión, historia, historia del arte, arte, cultura, etc.. Pero donde se hace realmente más hincapié es en el tema de la enseñanza y del machismo vivido en la época donde ya se impulsa más a luchar por la igualdad de la mujer. En ambos casos los dos temas principales van ligados, superponiéndose e interponiéndose a medida que avanza la historia. Cuando trata el tema educación lo hace recalcando la manera de cómo influye y manipula los pensamientos e ideas de las personas para conseguir implantar una determinada mentalidad, o sirviéndose de reglas estrictas de comportamiento, horarios, etc. Siempre enfatizando y promoviendo un aprendizaje por memorización donde a las alumnas no se les permite pensar, sólo escuchar la exposición del profesor, se limitan a recitar los manuales y libros del programa. Pero en éste film las jóvenes universitarias de Wellesey se confrontarán con otro tipo de enseñanza la cual contrastará drásticamente con los modelos establecidos por la universidad y les hará cuestionarse su futuro más allá del matrimonio, cambiando su mentalidad de “aquello para lo que han sido educadas”.
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