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Mona Lisa (Motion picture)

Mona Lisa / Hand Made Films presents ; a Palace production of a Neil Jordan film ; screenplay by Neil Jordan and David Leland ; produced by Patrick Cassavetti & Stephen Woolley ; directed by Neil Jordan.

Director-approved special edition.

[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2021]

©2021

1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

video file

Blu-ray

region A

The 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 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 to chauffeur call girl Simone 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 an unconventionally romantic tale of damaged people searching for tenderness in an unforgiving world.

The Criterion collection ; 107

Criterion collection ; 107.

Ex-convicts -- England -- London -- Drama.

Prostitutes -- England -- London -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Social stratification -- England -- Drama.

Criminals -- England -- London -- Drama.

London (England) -- Drama.

Crime films.

Romance films.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Jordan, Neil, 1950- film director, screenwriter.

Leland, David, 1941-2023 screenwriter.

Cassavetti, Patrick, film producer.

Woolley, Stephen, film producer.

Kamen, Michael, composer (expression)

Walker, Lesley, editor of moving image work.

Pratt, Roger, director of photography.

Hoskins, Bob, actor.

Tyson, Cathy, actor.

Caine, Michael, actor.

Coltrane, Robbie, actor.

Peters, Clarke, actor.

Handmade Films. presenter.

Palace Pictures, production company.

Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1986.

Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio).

2K digital restoration with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; Audio commentary from 1997 featuring Neil 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; essay by Ryan Gilbey on insert.

Music by Michael Kamen ; editor, Lesley Walker ; director of photography, Roger Pratt.

Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Clarke Peters, Sammi Davis, Kate Hardie, Zoe Nathenson.

Blu-ray, region A; wide screen; LPCM 1.0; requires Blu-ray player.

English dialogue.

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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