Director: Mike Newell Writer: Larry Konner, Mark Rosenthal Starring: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal Released: March 4, 2004 Rating: Runtime: 119 minutes Websites: Story: 1953 America was a time ripe for change for women and when Katherine Ann Willis (Julia Roberts) arrives to teach Art History at Wellesley College, she finds the institution drowning in outdated mores. While the nation struggles with the fears that accompany a shifting political culture, the powers that be at Wellesley seem to want to re-corset the women who had been the backbone of the World War II workforce just a few years earlier. A passionate educator, Katherine takes on the establishment and in doing so, deeply affects her students who in turn lead her to alter the course of her life forever. Cast: Julia Roberts Katherine Watson Kirsten Dunst Betty Warren Julia Stiles Joan Brandwyn Maggie Gyllenhaal Giselle Levy Ginnifer Goodwin Constance Baker Dominic West Bill Dunbar Juliet Stevenson Amanda Armstrong John Slattery Paul Moore Marcia Gay Harden Nancy Abbey Topher Grace Tommy Donegal Laura Allen Susan Delacorte Marian Seldes President Jocelyn Carr Terence Rigby Dr. Edward Staunton Donna Mitchell Mrs. Warren Jordan Bridges Spencer Jones