MONA LISA - BLU-CRITERION COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 1986
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
• Plot: The brilliant breakthrough film by writer-director Neil Jordan journeys into the dark heart of the London underworld to weave a gripping, noir-infused love story. Bob Hoskins received a multitude of honors—including an Oscar nomination—for his touchingly vulnerable, not-so-tough-guy portrayal of George, recently released from prison and hired by a sinister mob boss (Michael Caine) to chauffeur call girl Simone (Cathy Tyson, in a celebrated performance) between high-paying clients. George’s fascination with the elegant, enigmatic Simone leads him on a dangerous quest through the city’s underbelly, where love is a weakness to be exploited and betrayed. Jordan’s colorful dialogue and eye for evocatively surreal details lend a dreamlike sheen to Mona Lisa, an unconventionally romantic tale of damaged people searching for tenderness in an unforgiving world.;
• Cast: Mandy Winch, Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Clarke Peters, Kate Hardie, Zoë Nathenson, Sammi Davis, Rod Bedall, Joe Brown, Pauline Melville, Joseph Karimbeik, John Darling, Bryan Coleman, Robert Dorning, Raad Rawi, David Halliwell, Stephen Persaud, Maggie O'Neill, Gary Cady, Donna Cannon, Perry Fenwick, Dawn Archibald, Richard Strange, Alan Talbot, Geoffrey Larder, Helen Martin, Kenny Baker, Jack Purvis, Bill Moore, Richard Ashton, Harry Fielder, Jeremy Hardy, Derek Lyons, G.B. Zoot Money, Neil Jordan, David Leland, Patrick Cassavetti, Stephen Woolley, George Harrison, Roger Pratt, Lesley Walker, Michael Kamen, Gemma Jackson
• Director: Neil Jordan
• Runtime: 1:44
• Company: Handmade Films, Janus Films
• Media Format: Movie