Mona Lisa Smile Page #6

What does that mean?

What does that mean?

What does it mean?

I give up.

You win.

The smartest women in the country.

I didn't realize that

by demanding excellence...

...I would be challenging...

What did it say?

What did it say?

"The roles you were born to fill. "

Is that right?

The roles you were born to fill?

It's my mistake.

Class dismissed.

These girls...

Are you proud, President Carr?

- Yes, actually, I am.

- Well, you should be, I guess.

Half of them are married.

The other half, give it a month or so.

It's really only a matter of time.

They're biding time

until somebody proposes!

A hundred years ago, it was

inconceivable for a woman...

...to be a college graduate.

Perhaps you should look back

to see how far we've come.

I'm sorry, from where I sit,

it's just a different kind of corset.

- Well, we can all use a little support.

- Oh, like Amanda Armstrong?

- She broke the law!

- According to Betty Warren.

According to the state

of Massachusetts.

To hell with Wellesley.

I'm done.

Goddamn it!

It's brilliant, really.

A perfect ruse.

A finishing school disguised

as a college. They got me.

- What do you expect?

- More. More.

I thought it was a place for

tomorrow's leaders, not their wives.

- Calm down, please.

- No, I will not!

I've got 10 more minutes.

Meet me in my office. Meet me!

- How you feeling?

- Stupid. Deceived.

Really, really angry.

Change takes time, you know?

You gotta let them catch up with you.

Katherine, this place needs you.

I don't know how the hell they let

you in, but I'm sure glad they did.

The things I said to President Carr.

She'll never let me back in.

She's a pretty good egg.

What things?

Don't worry.

Time will heal it.

Unless, of course, you want to go back

to California and that fianc of yours.

We're not engaged. Thanks.

Sorry I interrupted your class.

Katherine!

I wanted to give you this.

It was for Christmas, and...

Then I met your man, so I...

The Sistine Chapel.

David.

Venus de Milo. And...

...Mona Lisa.

Thank you.

This is gonna be

a three-in-one shot. Ready?

You didn't even try.

This game is probably a no-no

in the Better Homes and Gardens.

Not that I have ever been in the

better homes and gardens. Have you?

No. No, I'm just an old soldier.

They don't invite us.

What do they say about them though?

- Old soldiers never die. We just-

- They just...

...become philandering

Italian professors.

- That was below the belt.

- That was unkind.

Deeply unkind.

You know, I don't know how I feel

about being a rebound.

- I'll leave.

- No, you don't have to do that.

I'll get used to it.

- What are you doing?

- Getting dressed.

I had fun, and I'm not looking

for anything serious.

Why don't you come down here

and we can discuss it.

But as long as we're doing

whatever it is that we're doing-

Which we did pretty well,

don't you think?

No students.

I'm serious.

I don't want to teach a class wondering

why a girl is wearing my perfume.

- Katherine, I-

- I need your word.

All right, you have my word.

- Okay.

- Now can we change the subject?

Talk about something

a little more interesting?

Like breakfast.

You know, I make

a mean blueberry pancake.

I just put that shoe on.

I don't think I know you

well enough for breakfast.

I don't know about that.

So how does a guy

get to know you better?

Well, let me-

That's a good idea.

Is that a battle wound you have?

I'm a sucker for war stories

in Romance languages.

- Well, that's pretty easy.

- Yeah?

I was in a village... called San Remo...

...the Krauts pounded us hard...

...me & Stan...

...you remember Stan? We were the

only two left from our platoon.

We heard a distant cry coming

from an abandoned shed.

When night fell...

A trap it was?

Remember...

...invert your nouns and

your verbs.

- Hungry?

- Famished.

Don't say we can live on love.

That's how I missed breakfast.

What's the matter?

- What's the matter?

- Phillip and Vanessa Mclntyre.

- Parents of a friend.

- You wanna say a quick hello?

No! No, I'll be trapped.

Damn it!

- Could you seat us in the bar?

- We're only serving...

...in the front part of the restaurant

this afternoon.

Miss! Miss Stone.

This has been the most romantic

weekend I may ever have.

Ever. And all that's standing

between right now and perfection...

...are the Mclntyres over there.

Now, with the competition out there,

a girl's got to be able to move...

...a few mountains

every once in a while.

- I could use all the help I could get.

- Come this way.

- I fixed it. No more Mclntyres.

- Thank you. Thank you.

- Let's not talk about this.

- All right.

Hold your breath and-

And turn.

Don't forget to smile.

Arms up.

Move together. Faster, Fran!

- When you surface, smile.

- Come on, Connie!

How about we have a girls' luncheon

this weekend? Just us.

- Where's Spencer?

- Away.

- I'm free.

- I'm busy.

- What are you doing?

- She's dating a psychoanalyst.

- Oh, really?

- Who's married.

- Giselle!

- Sorry, it slipped.

- Are you in, Connie?

- I'll check with Charlie.

- Who?

- Charlie Stewart. Your cousin.

You're kidding?

We spent last weekend at the Cape.

- A little hideaway he knew about.

- Operative word, " hide. "

Men take women to the Cape in

the winter when they're embarrassed.

- He's using you.

- He's not using you if you want to go.

Come here. Don't listen to her.

I love you, and I swear

I'm not saying this to hurt you.

Charlie's promised to Deb Mclntyre.

She wears his pin.

- Giselle, you know it's true.

- I don't know anything about a pin.

Mclntyre?

Are her parents named

Phillip and Vanessa?

You know them?

Only from a distance.

- Good morning. Good morning.

- Goodbye. Good morning.

Okay, wait. No, we have an audience.

Don't look.

No, I don't-

No. Stop it. Put me down.

Put me down.

You're not coming in this house.

You are not coming

in this house. No.

- Bye. Good morning.

- Good morning.

Go away. Go away.

How can you date a man like that?

What if you're wrong about him?

What if I'm not?

Coffee's cold.

Row!

Ride the plank!

Row!

Are your ears burning?

I think the feet go first

when they set the stake on fire.

"What do you say, Edward?

Should we have her back?"

"She's got rather nice legs. "

- Who's to say I wanna come back?

- What...

...leave me here with all these girls?

You'd think someone

would notice empty trays.

You are good. You remind me

of myself when I was your age.

Cheers.

He's positively vomititious, Giselle.

Don't be so sentimental, Connie.

It was a fling. It's fine.

It was nothing.

Hi!

Pleasure to meet you.

Would you excuse me?

I'll be right back.

Connie! Connie!

Excuse me. Sorry. Connie!

Charlie. It's been a while.

Yeah. How are you?

I'm fine, thank you. You? Deb?

- Pardon?

- Deb. Your girlfriend.

With the very large-

With the very large teeth.

With the very large teeth.

- Oh, did you think I didn't know?

- Connie.

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