ABSTRACT
In an introspective moment on the director's commentary track for the DVD release of his third feature film, Mona Lisa (1985), Neil Jordan considers several subjects that reappear in his films. He notes that his characters become attached to inappropriate love objects, that their erotic investments are ultimately disappointing; and that they are obsessed with storytelling (“Commentary” 1996). In addition to Jordan's own observations, a number of critics have noted that Jordan frequently depicts characters who grapple with the lingering effects of the past, and, in so doing, his films mirror the concerns and evoke the emotional tenor of his literary fiction.
