IMDb-BEWERTUNG
7,3/10
19.311
IHRE BEWERTUNG
Einem kürzlich aus dem Gefängnis entlassenen Mann gelingt es, einen Job zu bekommen, bei dem er ein Callgirl von Kunde zu Kunde fährt.Einem kürzlich aus dem Gefängnis entlassenen Mann gelingt es, einen Job zu bekommen, bei dem er ein Callgirl von Kunde zu Kunde fährt.Einem kürzlich aus dem Gefängnis entlassenen Mann gelingt es, einen Job zu bekommen, bei dem er ein Callgirl von Kunde zu Kunde fährt.
- Für 1 Oscar nominiert
- 14 Gewinne & 14 Nominierungen insgesamt
Joseph Karimbeik
- Raschid
- (as Hossein Karimbeik)
John R. Darling
- Hotel Security
- (as John Darling)
Raad Rawi
- Arab Servant
- (as Raad Raawi)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesMortwell's strip club is actually the famous Raymond RevueBar in London's Soho district. The giant prop hand Mortwell sits in was a famous element of the show, visible in a lot of promotional material for the club. At one point George walks past a poster for the Festival of Erotica, a real show at the RevueBar at the time.
- PatzerA camera shadow is visible on the racks of clothes when Simone and George go shopping.
- Crazy CreditsIn the credits at the end, "Richard Starkey, MBE" (i.e., Ringo Starr) is listed as "Special Production Assistant."
- VerbindungenFeatured in At the Movies: Desert Hearts/Mona Lisa/Letter to Brezhnev (1986)
- SoundtracksMona Lisa
by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Used by permission of Famous Music Corporation
Performed by Nat 'King' Cole
Original Sound Recording Owned and Controlled by Capitol Records, Inc.
Ausgewählte Rezension
Mona Lisa is a classic 80s low budget thriller that combines raw power with an emotional storyline resulting in an acting masterclass from a virtually faultless cast. Bob Hoskins is mesmerising from the very opening seconds of the film, playing lonely naive chancer George. He has just been released from prison after 7 years for taking the rap for a crime committed by local gangland boss Denny Mortwell (Michael Caine). Caine soon gets George back on the payroll, as an exclusive chauffeur for high class call girl Simone (Cathy Tyson). But George helplessly falls for Simone and gets sucked into her secret agenda for trawling London's seedy underworld - mainly prostitution. The film is a masterpiece from director Neil Jordan - easily his best work to date and has never been bettered - and the cast benefit greatly from an impeccable script. Jordan's ear for dialogue is never more evident than here - especially in Geroge's conversations with his only true friend Thomas (Robbie Coltrane). Anyone who thought Hoskins couldn't better his performance in The Long Good Friday in 1979 should take a look at this. He is simply astonishing and your eyes never leave a single scene he is in. But no review would be complete without paying tribute equally to the unearthed gem that is Cathy Tyson. Bearing in mind she was barely 20 when this movie was shot, she is incredible opposite Hoskins and whilst she has had more of a TV career since, it is surprising (and perhaps a shame) that she has never had perhaps the vehicle or opportunity to scale such heights again. However, Kate Hardie is also deserving of special mention as a fellow hooker, and her great portrayal in this movie has shamefully been totally overlooked over the years. Caine's cameo appearance is also menacingly good, and he plays the seedy villain with chilling ease. Throw in the great location work around London's Soho and Brighton, and a great tune from Genesis, and you get a presentation every bit as high class as Tyson's Simone is meant to be.
- mark-whait
- 27. Nov. 2009
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsland
- Offizieller Standort
- Sprache
- Auch bekannt als
- 蒙娜麗莎
- Drehorte
- Crystal Palace Road, East Dulwich, London, Greater London, England, Vereinigtes Königreich(where George is confronted by his daughter and wife)
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Box Office
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 5.794.184 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 99.361 $
- 15. Juni 1986
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 5.794.184 $
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