Leon
1994
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Luc Paul Maurice Besson (French: [lyk bɛsɔ̃]; born 18 March 1959) is a French filmmaker. He directed or produced the films Subway (1985), The Big Blue (1988), and La Femme Nikita (1990).
Luc Besson. Writer: The Fifth Element. Luc Besson spent the first years of his life following his parents, scuba diving instructors, around the world. His early life was entirely aquatic. He already showed amazing creativity as a youth, writing early drafts of The Big Blue (1988) and The Fifth Element (1997), as an adolescent bored in school.
Luc Besson is a French film director, writer and producer. He has contributed to many projects as either writer, director, producer, or a combination of the three.
Oct 29, 2021 · Luc Besson's filmography covers everything from animated family fare to biopics to violent dramas. Here's his entire oeuvre, ranked.
May 23, 2018 · Luc Besson and the Disturbing True Story Behind ‘Léon: The Professional’. HOLLYWOOD. The celebrated ‘Lolita’-esque hitman saga was partially inspired by a relationship the French filmmaker—and...
Often casts Gary Oldman (Leon, The Fifth Element (1997)) and they are very close friends. He produced Gary's movie Nil by Mouth (1997). Grew up in Greece, Bulgaria, and former Yugoslavia, where his parents were diving instructors for Club Med.
Admired in the U.S. as an ersatz French Steven Spielberg and reviled by his home country's critical elite as the man who ruined Franco cinema, writer-director-producer Luc Besson was...
