Mona Lisa
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.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- 2K digital restoration, supervised by director Neil Jordan and director of photography Roger Pratt, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Audio commentary from 1997 featuring Jordan and actor Bob Hoskins
- New conversation with Jordan and actor Cathy Tyson, moderated by critic Ryan Gilbey
- Interviews from 2015 with screenwriter David Leland and producer Stephen Woolley
- Interview with Jordan and Hoskins from the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by Gilbey
New cover by Alice X. Zhang
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- 2K digital restoration, supervised by director Neil Jordan and director of photography Roger Pratt, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Audio commentary from 1997 featuring Jordan and actor Bob Hoskins
- New conversation with Jordan and actor Cathy Tyson, moderated by critic Ryan Gilbey
- Interviews from 2015 with screenwriter David Leland and producer Stephen Woolley
- Interview with Jordan and Hoskins from the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by Gilbey
New cover by Alice X. Zhang
Cast
- Bob Hoskins
- George
- Cathy Tyson
- Simone
- Robbie Coltrane
- Thomas
- Michael Caine
- Mortwell
- Clarke Peters
- Anderson
- Sammi Davis
- May
- Kate Hardie
- Cathy
- Zoe Nathenson
- Jeannie
Credits
- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Producers
- Patrick Cassavetti
- Stephen Woolley
- Executive producers
- Denis O’Brien
- George Harrison
- Coproducers
- Nik Powell
- Ray Cooper
- Chris Brown
- Screenplay by
- Neil Jordan
- David Leland
- Director of photography
- Roger Pratt
- Editor
- Lesley Walker
- Song "In Too Deep" by
- Genesis
- Music score by
- Michael Kamen
- Production designer
- Jamie Leonard
- Costume designer
- Louise Frogley
A scene from Mona Lisa
