Mona Lisa (1986)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.3/10   

Director:

Neil Jordan

Writers:

Neil Jordan (screenplay) and
David Leland (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 junio 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Frase comercial:

Sometimes love is a strange and wicked game.

Plot:

George, after getting out of prison, begins looking for a job, but his time in prison has reduced his stature in the criminal underworld...

Plot Keywords:

Pimp | Ex Convict | Brighton England | Father Daughter Relationship | London

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 11 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A Good Film With Some Great Moments

Cast

Bob Hoskins	...	George
Cathy Tyson	...	Simone
Michael Caine	...	Mortwell
Robbie Coltrane	...	Thomas
Clarke Peters	...	Anderson
Kate Hardie	...	Cathy
Zoë Nathenson	...	Jeannie (as Zoe Nathenson)
Sammi Davis	...	May
Rod Bedall	...	Terry
Joe Brown	...	Dudley
Pauline Melville	...	George's Wife
Hossein Karimbeik	...	Raschid
John Darling	...	Hotel Security
Bryan Coleman	...	Gentleman in Mirror Room
Robert Dorning	...	Hotel Bedroom Man

Duración:

104 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Finland:K-16 (1988) | Finland:K-18 (1986) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Germany:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

HandMade Films

Trivialidades:

The early scripting called for George to be a much older character and Sean Connery was suggested. Although Connery admired the work of Neil Jordan and wanted to work with him he disliked the role.

Quotes:

George: You like her, don't ya?
Simone: Of course I like her.
George: Yeah, but you like her in that special way. In the songs.
Simone: What songs?
George: Well, I've sold myself for a couple of dykes.
Simone: She needs me George.
George: And you needed me to get her.
Simone: Haven't you ever needed someone?
George: All the time.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Liza kai oloi oi alloi, I (2003)

Soundtrack:

THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU

A Good Film With Some Great Moments

Set in my home town (London) this film shows a side of life that a genteel Londoner like me barely sees. The up-market prostitution in the big hotels, the down-market equivalent in seedy Kings Cross and the sleazy peep shows of Soho are this film's London.

The film has some great moments - at times you feel some genuine sympathy for Bob Hoskyns' unpredictable nitwit of a character and for Cathy Tyson's stunning up-market whore who has worked her way up from the gutter variety. Some of their scenes together are truly excellent.

Michael Caine plays the stereotype villain - he can do more (Hannah and Her Sisters, A Quiet American) but has little room for manoeuvre in this film.

It is in part seminal - the Kings Cross night scenes must have influenced similar scenes in All About My Mother, the grand house kinkiness scenes must have influenced similar scenes in Eyes Wide Shut. Influencing Almodover and Kubrick takes some doing. It is in part derivative - the Brighton Pier scene, for instance, could have come straight out of Brighton Rock or The Third Man.

It's pacey, it holds your attention, it's good. It's not a great movie, but it does have great moments. Worth a look-see.