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