Hoskins performance in mona lisa is often cited as a career best. Although tysons character, the prostitute simone, is the representation of the mona lisa, the central character is an everyman named george, played by bob hoskins. He was nominated for an oscar and probably would have won if he hadnt gone up against paul newman, who took home the award, supposedly for the color of money, but. Robert william hoskins 26 october 1942 29 april 2014 was an english actor. Mona lisa has the quality of an outstanding audition. Released 1986, mona lisa stars bob hoskins, cathy tyson, michael caine, robbie coltrane the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. George is a smalltime crook just out of prison who discovers his toughguy image is out of date.
Over the past 19 years on ebay, our customers have included museums, galleries, national archives, concert halls, corporate archives, universities, tv and film production companies, private collectors and others in over 90 countries on all. Neil jordans mona lisa is a engaging piece of neonoir that despite bob hoskins oscar nomination for best actor, seems to be somewhat overshadowed by similar films from the time. Vanbrugh castle, 121 maze hill, greenwich not far away, on the dusty, unlovely stretch of grays inn road past st andrews gardens, is the striking, newlyrestored, blue and white art deco apartment block trinity court, grays inn road, which is home to simone. Stream free mona lisa full movie online on 123movies, night mode. Writerdirector neil jordans breakthrough film is a brilliant, noirinfused love story. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Bob hoskins plays george, a tough but basically goodhearted british mob. Just out of prison, he gets a job driving around a high class call girl. The film was written by neil jordan and david leland, and directed by jordan. Still willing to be everyones doormat, george agrees to act as chauffeur for simone cathy tyson, a.
Gritty and showing the sleazy side of london with bob hoskins giving one of his best performances. Review of the film, monda lisa, stars bob hoskins and michael caine. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Finally, the mona lisa script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the neil jordan movie starring bob hoskins. One of six movies that featured bob hoskins and sir michael caine. Bob hoskins who snagged an oscar nomination for his performance plays. Acclaimed english actor bob hoskins died april 29 after a battle with pneumonia. Mona lisa 1986 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. Mona lisa is intricately plotted with surprises at every corner. Discretion forbids me from giving away key plot points but this movie would make a terrific doublebill with director neil jordans the crying game. With bob hoskins, cathy tyson, michael caine, robbie coltrane. Spice world bob hoskins 1997 twentyfourseven alan darcy 1997 the forgotten toys teddy 19981999 1997. Hoskins is one of the very best new british actors, and this is a great performance it won him the bestactor award at this year.
In the end, mona lisa is another movie about the lovable little people. Bob hoskins, cathy tyson, clarke peters, joe brown, kate hardie, michael caine, robbie coltrane, sammi. Neil jordans breakout film is kind of like a british taxi driver. Michael caine, robbie coltrane, kate hardie, bob hoskins, clarke peters, cathy tyson official content from image entertainment aan exconvict.
Hoskins specialized in tough guys with a soft center, including the excon who chaperones cathy tysons escort in neil jordans 1986 film mona lisa. The criterion edition mona lisa criterion collection dvd 1986 region 1 us import ntsc is the one that comes with the jordanhoskins commentary track recorded in 1996, and after ordering a used copy of this currently out of print edition from amazon i can say that its very interesting and informative. George bob hoskins, after getting out of prison, begins looking for a job, but his time in prison has reduced his stature in the criminal underworld. Mona lisa is much more a romance set against a backdrop of criminal violence. Bob hoskins plays george, a tough but basically goodhearted british mob flunky, recently released from prison, where hed served a term to cover up for his gangster boss michael caine. A new high school, much larger than the one id attended before. Bob hoskins hollywoodland, who framed roger rabbit stars in his. Mona lisa is consistently undercut by sentiment, whether its the cute routines between george and his best friend, a mechanic and junkman, or the heartwarming stuff between george and his estranged daughter. See more ideas about bob, the long good friday and friday movie. Mona lisa 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. While it certainly may not be the best film of its type, id still say its one thats worthy of being rediscovered in some way.
This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of mona lisa. Bob hoskins should have been nominated for an oscar for this film rather than a long good friday. His work included lead roles in pennies from heaven 1978, the long good friday 1980, mona lisa 1986, who framed roger rabbit 1988, mermaids 1990, and super mario bros. For his role in this film, bob hoskins won 10 different awards, including the bafta, the golden globe, and the cannes film festival award. Exconvict bob hoskins drives prostitute cathy tyson around london for mobster michael caine. It is a moderate film in some ways, but with an excellent role for hoskins as mannix, the. It is georges obsession for simone that validates the.
See the full list of mona lisa cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Initially they dont get on he doesnt fit in with the high class. Id lived in london for less than a year when neil jordans mona lisa came out. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Ian dury with bob hoskins the gaby roslin show duration. George has just been released from prison, and manages to get a job driving an expensive call girl from customer to customer.
Bob hoskins who snagged an oscar nomination for his performance plays george, a smalltime loser employed as a chauffeur to an enigmatic, highclass call girl in writerdirector neil jordans brilliant, noirinfused love story. Bob hoskins, cathy tyson, michael caine, robbie coltrane, neil jordan. The only job he can find is to be a driver for simone cathy tyson, a beautiful highpriced call girl, with whom he forms an at first grudging, and then real affection. The acting of bob hoskins in jordans disturbing odd couple tale is superb. George is a smalltime crook just out of prison who discovers his toughguy. You may remember him as the ferocious little mob boss in the long good friday, where he had it all fixed up to go respectable and then someone started blowing up his pubs. Still willing to be everyones doormat, george agrees to act as chauffeur for simone. There is, after all, a distinct reason that writerdirector neil jordan the crying game chose to name the movie mona lisa. Though mona lisa opens today at the cinema 1, its the sort of movie that might be best watched at 3 a.
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