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Actors: Bob Hoskins, Michael Caine, Cathy Tyson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Mona Lisa |
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Just out of prison, middle-aged working-class George can't find work anywhere except through the local crime boss for whom he took the fall. His job is to chauffeur a high-priced black callgirl to her appointments. The two do not have anything in common, and have trouble getting along, but George falls for this unattainable and inappropriate object anyway, and eventually learns her secrets. As George, Bob Hoskins has never been better -- gritty and tender at the same time. Michael Caine is appallingly slimy as the crime boss, Cathy Tyson cold, aloof and yet vulnerable as the prostitute. A very sad story, but superbly told. Still writer-director Neil Jordan's (The End of the Affair, Interview with the Vampire, The Crying Game) best.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Mona Lisa |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Story of
- criminal becomes sensitive
Kind of sex:
- rape
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- prostitute
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
- sad
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- touching of personal anatomy
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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