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A 1994 action-thriller film about a hitman (Jean Reno) who befriends a young girl (Natalie Portman) after her family is killed by corrupt DEA agents. The film was written and directed by Luc Besson and received positive reviews.
Léon: The Professional: Directed by Luc Besson. With Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello. 12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered.
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May 15, 2023 · Natalie Portman has reflected on her debut role in Léon: The Professional, referring to the film as “cringey”. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress spoke about the 1994 ...
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- NATALIE PORTMAN’S PARENTS WERE COMPLETELY AGAINST HER PLAYING MATHILDA. It was an extremely complicated role for an 11-year-old: Not only would she have to deal with a broken home and violence, but she’d also have to deal with the unwanted sexualization of a young girl.
- IN THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT, LÉON ACCIDENTALLY WALKS IN ON MATHILDA WHILE SHE'S IN THE SHOWER. Portman’s parents were understandably not comfortable with this scene.
- RENO AND PORTMAN WEREN’T ALLOWED TO REHEARSE THE FILM’S MOST CONTROVERSIAL SCENE, WHERE MATHILDA PUTS ON A DRESS GIVEN TO HER BY LÉON. Up until the moment of the dress scene—which was deleted in the original U.S. theatrical version for its racy content (it would be restored a decade later)—it’s easy to believe that Léon acts as a person stuck between childhood and adult male.
- PORTMAN’S PARENTS ARE THE REASON WHY MATHILDA QUITS SMOKING IN THE FILM. As per the agreement Portman’s parents outlined with Besson, the actress was allowed five fake cigarettes in her hand during the entire film shoot, and she was never allowed to inhale a single one of them.
Leon (played by Jean Reno) lives in New York and is a professional hit man. One of his neighbors, Mathilda (Natalie Portman), is a 12-year old girl with family problems, one of which is that her father is a petty criminal.
25 years ago audiences were spellbound by one of the most unusual coming of age stories in film history. Directed by Luc Besson, starring Natalie Portman, Je...
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