The top mistakes in Mona Lisa Smile http://www.moviemistakes.com/film3783 en Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:57:10 +0000 56833 A hard pack of Winston cigarettes is shown, but these were not available in 1953. 53042 When the Wellesley College boss dictates to her secretary the key letter offering Julia Roberts a new contract but with teaching/artistic conditions which lead to Ms Roberts leaving, the secretary uses Teeline shorthand. The film is set in 1953/54, Teeline was invented by one James Hill in 1968. 58342 When we hear Doris Day singing "Secret Love" the record we see on the turntable has an RCA Victor label visible/readable. Doris Day songs were released on Columbia Records. 144562 At Betty's wedding where Dunbar has just joined Katherine et al. at their table, Nancy gets up and makes her way round the table to ask Katherine if she wants anything from the bar. We see her arrive between Katherine and Dunbar. However in the next shot, she isn't there. It isn't until a few seconds later that she seems to appear again. 46617 When Julia Roberts and her roommate are in their living room and "I Love Lucy" comes on the TV, the opening theme song is accompanied by the traditional heart with "I Love Lucy" written on it. However, this movie takes place in 1953-1954, and that opening for the show wasn't used until the show was put in syndication many years later. During the show's primary run, cartoon characters of Lucy and Ricky opened the show.