Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa

1986 · 105 min · EN · R · 6.9 (206 votes)
Dir. Neil Jordan · Starring Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Caine, Clarke Peters, Sammi Davis · Music Michael Kamen

Sometimes love is a strange and wicked game.

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George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her King's Cross days. That's when George's troubles just start.

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This film feels like a smoky, rain-slicked London night. It's a character-driven dive into the underbelly of the city, where desperation and faded glamour collide. Expect a brooding atmosphere and a sense of inevitable doom.

grittymelancholictensecynicalsteadyneo-noirgritty realismcharacter studycrimeloss of innocenceurban decaydesperation
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