Mona Lisa / Handmade 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.
Edition:
Director-approved special edition.
Publisher:
Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + insert.
Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Clarke Peters. Originally released as a motion picture in 1986. Wide screen. 2K digital restoration with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; Audio commentary from 1997 featuring 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.
Summary:
The brilliant 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.
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