Factual error: A hard pack of Winston cigarettes is shown, but these were not available in 1953.
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
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Directed by: Mike Newell
Starring: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Question: Do the hats the girls wear symbolise anything? Do the colour and numbers show different years or houses?
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Answer: The colour change every year and the number is the year they finish (Joan's hat says 54 and their last year is 1954 as Nancy says around new year.)