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Mona Lisa (1986)
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Synopsis: Ex-con George, expecting to be repaid after taking a fall for his crime boss, is reduced to driving classy call girl Simone to her jobs at London's finer hotels. Despite their differences (he's a poorly-educated, unattractive, and unsophisticated bigot; she's a beautiful, elegant, and... Ex-con George, expecting to be repaid after taking a fall for his crime boss, is reduced to driving classy call girl Simone to her jobs at London's finer hotels. Despite their differences (he's a poorly-educated, unattractive, and unsophisticated bigot; she's a beautiful, elegant, and intelligent black woman), George falls in love with her and agrees to help locate one of her old friends, a junkie still working the streets for a dangerously violent pimp. [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane
Screenwriter: Neil Jordan
Composer: Michael Kamen
Screenwriter: David Leland
Producer: George Harrison, Patrick Cassavetti, Stephen Woolley, Denis O'Brien
DVD Info
Release:
Apr 4, 2006
DVD Features:
- Widescreen - 1.85
- Keep Case
Audio:
- (unspecified) - English
Additional Release Material:
- Trailers - Theatrical Trailer
Additional Product:
- 8-Page Collectible Booklet
Reviews
The real drama ... stems from each character’s frustrated attempt to transcend his or her lousy lot in life.
...despite the film’s sordid themes, violence, brutality, and bloodshed, one comes away from it feeling that it’s really rather a sweet and affecting story.


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