Reflections on Mona Lisa Smile From an Intercultural Perspective

Mona Lisa is regarded as an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance by Leonardo da Vinci, which indicates the advent of liberation and humanism. The famous movie Mona Lisa Smile follows the same name and not only depicts women’s pursuit of self-consciousness and self-value realization, but also portrays culture shock and cultural conflict in each specific plot filled with implications, providing some unique insights into intercultural learning. This thesis tries to interpret the movie from an intercultural perspective. The intercultural reflections will be presented in terms of four aspects, namely, general impressions of the movie, Katherine’s growth and adaptation process, my reflections on the movie, and intercultural insights gained from the movie.

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