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Mona Lisa

1986 · 105 min

A tender, melancholy character study wrapped in a grimy neo-noir, with a poignant central performance and a slow-building sense of dread.

Tagline
Sometimes love is a strange and wicked game.
Overview
George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date.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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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, romance, thriller
Directed by
Neil Jordan
Written by
David Leland, Neil Jordan
Starring
Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Caine, Clarke Peters, Sammi Davis, Kate Hardie, Zoë Nathenson
Music
Michael Kamen
Cinematography
Roger Pratt
Runtime
105 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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