FILMS FROM THE UK, IRELAND, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, SOUTH AFRICA AND NEW ZEALAND
February 6-13, 2025
Mona Lisa
The festival’s Noir Evening kicks off with this atmospheric thriller set in and around the tattered precincts of London’s Soho. Bob Hoskins scored an Oscar nomination and a BAFTA win as an ex-con hired to drive an expensive call girl to her assignations. The two become close, and he agrees to help her execute a dangerous plan. Michael Caine is chilling as the local kingpin who they cross at their own peril. Directed by Neil Jordan (“The Crying Game”).
UK, 1986 (104 minutes)
Introduced by Peter Robinson, movie critic for KALW 91.7 FM and editor of San Francisco Books & Travel magazine
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