Mona Lisa (1986)

Directed by

Neil Jordan

Genre

drama film, crime film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 295 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An ex-convict takes a job as a driver for a high-priced call girl. He becomes protective of her and gets pulled into her dangerous world.

noirgrittyromanticmelancholicslow-burntensedowntroddensad

What happens

Mona Lisa is a 1986 British neo-noir crime drama film directed by Neil Jordan, and written by Jordan and David Leland. It was produced by HandMade Films and stars Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, and Michael Caine. The film is about an ex-convict (Hoskins) who becomes entangled in the dangerous life of a high-priced call girl (Tyson). The film was nominated for multiple awards, and Hoskins was nominated for several awards for his performance (including the Academy Award for Best Actor), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. The film takes its title from the song "Mona Lisa", which is heard throughout the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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