Mona Lisa (film)

Mona Lisa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNeil Jordan
Written byNeil Jordan
David Leland
Produced byStephen Woolley
Starring
CinematographyRoger Pratt
Edited byLesley Walker
Music byMichael Kamen
Production
company
Distributed byPalace Pictures[1]
Release dates
  • 13 June 1986 (1986-06-13) (US)
  • 19 September 1986 (1986-09-19) (UK)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£2 million[2] or £2.4 million[3]
Box office£4,107,000 (UK)[3]

Mona Lisa is a 1986 British neo-noir[4] crime drama film about an ex-convict who becomes entangled in the dangerous life of a high-class call girl. The film was written by Neil Jordan and David Leland, and directed by Jordan. It was produced by HandMade Films and stars Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, and Michael Caine.

The film was nominated for multiple awards, and Bob Hoskins was nominated for several awards for his performance (including the Academy Award for Best Actor), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. The film seems to take its title from the song "Mona Lisa" heard during the end credits.

  1. ^ "Mona Lisa (1986)". BBFC. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ Alexander Walker, Icons in the Fire: The Rise and Fall of Practically Everyone in the British Film Industry 1984–2000, Orion Books, 2005 p. 54 [ISBN missing]
  3. ^ a b "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 26.
  4. ^ Philip French (26 July 2015). "The Long Good Friday/Mona Lisa review – captivating visions of London's underworld". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2016.