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Commissioner Gesberg: [to The Roller Skater] Police. Handcuffs. Prison.
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Héléna: [to La préfète] Stop! Tell your story to someone else... because I don't give a fuck about all this bullshit.
Luc Besson
Luc Besson was born on March 18, 1959 in Paris, France. French director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
In 1983, he directed his first feature film " Dernier combat, Le ", which won the Jury Prize and Critics Prize of the Avoriaz Film Festival
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. In 1985, he produced and directed the thriller film " Subway ", which won the nomination for the best director of the 11th French Caesar Awards
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. In 1988, he filmed the love and adventure movie " Le Grand Bleu; The Big Blue ", which was nominated for the best director of the 14th Caesar Awards
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. In 1990, he directed the action thriller film " Nikita ", for which he was nominated for Best Director at the 16th Caesars Awards
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. In 1991, the marine documentary " Atlantis " was filmed . In 1994, he wrote and directed the action drama " Leon ", and was nominated for Best Director at the 20th Caesars Awards
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. In 1997, he shot the sci-fi action movie " The Fifth Element ", which won the 23rd Caesars Award for Best Director
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. In 1999, he wrote and directed the biographical war movie " The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc ", which was nominated for Best Director at the 25th Caesars Awards
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. In September 2000, Europa pictures was founded . In 2005, directed the fantasy inspirational movie " Angel A ". In 2006, he shot the animated film " arthur and his minimoys ". In 2008, he wrote and produced the action movie " Taken ". On June 20, 2010, wonOutstanding Film Contribution Award
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In 2011, she wrote and produced the action crime film " Colombia ". In 2012, he produced and wrote the action movie " Taken2 ". In 2013, he wrote and directed the action comedy " Malavita ". In 2014, he wrote and directed the science fiction action film " Lucy ". In 2015, he served as the chairman of the jury of the 5th Beijing International Film Festival . In 2016, he produced and wrote the fantasy action movie " Warriors Gate ". In 2017, he produced and directed the science fiction action film " Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ".
Early Experience
On March 18, 1959, Luc Besson was born in Paris, France. Because his parents were both professional divers, Luc Besson's childhood dream was to be a diving athlete and navigator, but a diving accident at the age of 17 broke his childhood dream. Not only can he not continue diving, but he must also return to his birthplace, Paris, to recover from his injuries. Luc Besson, who was depressed, could only spend his days watching movies, but this made him interested in movies, and soon adjusted his life goals, determined to become a film producer. He immediately bought a "super 8mm" portable camera and began to watch a large number of various films, sometimes as many as twelve films a week. At the age of 17, he entered Le Gaumont et Compagnie as an assistant before graduating from high school . At the age of 18, he applied for Femis but was rejected by the interviewing teacher. At the age of 19, Luc Besson came to Hollywood, Los Angeles, and studied film production for 3 months
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Performing Experience
In 1980, Luc Besson returned to France, began working as an assistant director in some films, and started shooting some experimental short films
. In 1983, he directed his first feature film " Dernier combat, Le ", a black and white science fiction film without dialogue, which won the Jury Prize and Critics Prize of the Avoriaz Film Festival
.
In 1985, he produced and directed the thriller film " Subway ". The film was starred by Isabelle Yasmine Adjani and Christopher Lambert . It was nominated for the best foreign language film at the 39th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award and the 11th French Caesar Award for Best Nominated for the film, Luc Besson was nominated for Best Director at the 11th French Caesars Awards
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In 1988, he filmed the love adventure film " Le Grand Bleu; The Big Blue " starring Jean-Marc Barr , Jean Reno and Rosanna Arquette . The film won eight nominations including Best Picture at the 14th Caesar Awards. Luc Besson was nominated for best director
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In 1990, he directed the action thriller film " Nikita ". The film was co-starred by Anne Parillaud , Marc Duret and Jacques Boudai , and won nine nominations including the 16th Caesars Award for Best Picture. Luc Besson won the best Director nominated
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On August 21, 1991, the marine documentary " Atlantis " produced and directed was released in France
. In 1993, he served as the producer of the family movie "Son of Lion".
In 1994, he wrote and directed the action drama " Leon " starring Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and Natalie Hershlag . The film won 7 nominations including Best Picture at the 20th Caesars Awards, and Luc Besson was nominated for Best Director.
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On May 7, 1997, the sci-fi action film " The Fifth Element " was released, starring Walter Bruce Willis , Milla Anderson Jovovich , and Gary Oldman. After the release, the global box office exceeded $250 million
. Luc Besson won The 23rd Caesars Awards for Best Director
; On May 8, the feature film " Nil by Mouth " with Luc Besson as the producer was released
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In 1998, he produced and wrote the action comedy " Taxi ", which had a French box office exceeding 20 million euros
. In 1999, he produced and directed the biographical war film " The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc " starring Milla Anderson Jovovich, John Malkovich , Dustin Hoffman, etc. Luc Besson won the 25th Caesars Award for Best Director nominated
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On March 29, 2000, the action comedy " Taxi2 " , which was produced and written by the producer and screenwriter, was released; then, Luc Besson was invited to serve as the chairman of the jury of The 53rd Cannes Film Festival
; in September, it was founded in collaboration with producer Pierre-Ange Le Pogam Europa pictures, (EuropaCorp) production company
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On July 6, 2001, the action film " Kiss of the Dragon " , a screenwriter and producer, was released, starring Jet Li
; on October 31, the comedy film " Wasabi " , a screenwriter, was released
; in October, Luc Besson Reached an intention with Vivendi Universal to jointly establish a post-production studio "Digital Factory"
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In April 2002, Europa Corp Japan was established to introduce, distribute and produce films
; on September 18, the comedy film "Blanchee" was released as a producer; on October 11, as a producer and screenwriter The action movie " The Transporter " was released
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On January 29, 2003, the action comedy " Taxi3 " , which was screenwriter and producer, was released, with a box office of more than 60 million US dollars
. On May 14, the action comedy " Fanfan la tulipe " was produced and screened as The 56th Cannes Film Festival. The opening film premiered
; on November 8, the action film " Michel Vaillant " , written and produced by the screenwriter and producer, premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival
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On February 18, 2004, the action thriller film " Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse " , which was written and produced by the screenwriter and producer, was released
; on October 6, the action film " Taxi " , which served as producer and screenwriter, was released
; November 10, Acting as a screenwriter of the action crime movie " 13th District " was released
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On February 2, 2005, acted as the screenwriter and producer of the action movie " Danny the Dog ". The film was co-starred by Jet Li, Morgan Freeman , Bob Hoskins, etc
.; on August 3, the action movie " The Transporter2 " , written and produced by the screenwriter, was released
; On December 21st, Luc Besson directed the fantastic inspirational film " Angel A " which was filmed after a lapse of 6 years . The film was starred by Jamel Debbouze and Rie Rasmussen
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On January 18, 2006, the screenwriter and producer of the action comedy " Bandidas " was released
; on April 26, the feature film " The Chinese Botanists Daughter " was released as producer
; on December 13, Luc Besson combined real-life and CGI The animated film " arthur and his minimoys " produced by animation technology was released
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On February 14, 2007, the action comedy " Taxi4 " was released as a screenwriter and producer
; on November 21, the action crime film " Hitman " was released as a producer
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On February 27, 2008, the action film " Taken " , which was written and produced by the screenwriter and producer, was released, with a global box office of more than 200 million US dollars
; on November 26, the action film " The Transporter 3 " , which was written and produced by the screenwriter and producer, was released
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On January 18, 2009, the producer of the same-sex comedy " I Love You Phillip Morris " premiered; on February 18, the action crime film " 13th District: Ultimate " , which was written and produced by the screenwriter, was released
; November On the 26th, the animated film " arthur and his minimoys2 " directed by Luc Besson was released again
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On February 5, 2010, the action film " From Paris with Love " directed by Pierre Morel was released. In addition to being the producer and screenwriter of the film, Luc Besson also starred in the film himself
; April 14, directed by Fantasy The adventure comedy " Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec " was released, starring Mathieu Amalric , Louise Bourgoin, etc
.; on June 20, Luc Besson won Outstanding Film Contribution Award
; On August 22, the animated film " Cross-Boundary Duel " , directed and produced by the director, was released
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On August 26, 2011, the action crime film " Colombia " , which was written and produced by the screenwriter and producer, was released
; on October 12, the comedy cartoon " Paris Monster " , which was the producer, was released
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On April 18, 2012, the sci-fi action movie " Lock-Out " , produced by Luc Besson and directed by James Mather and Stephen St. Ledger, was released
; on September 7, the action movie " " Taken2 " was released, and the global box office of the film exceeded $300 million
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On April 21, 2013, Luc Besson attended the 3rd Beijing International Film Festival "Sino-Foreign Film Cooperation Forum" and left his hand model
; on September 13, he wrote and directed the action comedy " Malavita ", the film the Robert De Niro , Michelle Marie Pfeiffer , Dianna Agron starred
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On July 25, 2014, the sci-fi action film " Lucy " directed by the director was released. The film was starred by Scarlett I. Johansson , Morgan Freeman , CHOI MIN SIK, etc.
After the release, it won the global box office of 450 million
and won The forty-first. American Film & TV Saturn Award nominated for best action/adventure film
; on December 16, the action film " Taken3 ", written and produced by the screenwriter and producer, was released. The film's global box office exceeded 300 million U.S. dollars
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On January 5, 2015, Luc Besson accepted the invitation to serve as the chairman of the International Jury for the 5th Beijing International Film Festival "Tiantan Award"
; on September 4, he served as the screenwriter and producer of the action film " The Transporter Refueled " Released
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On November 18, 2016, the Sino-French co-production fantasy action film Warriors Gate , which was the producer and screenwriter, was released. The film was directed by Matthias Hoene and starred by Mark Chao , NiNi and Uriah Shelton
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July 17, 2017, producer and director of the sci-fi action film " Valerian and at The City of A Thousand Planets " premiere, the film by the Dane DeHaan , Cara Jocelyn Delevingne , Clive Owen co-star and so on
; September 6, as a producer and The screenwriter's action movie " Renegades " was released.
In June 2019, the screenwriter and director of the movie " Anna " was released
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Personal Life
In 1990, Luc Besson married his girlfriend Ann Paio. Their daughter Juliette was 3 years old at the time, but their divorce was announced a year later
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In 1993, Luc Besson and 17-year-old Maiwenn Le Besco gave birth to their daughter Shana, but they finally broke up
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In 1996, Luc Besson and actor Milla Anderson Jovovich met and fell in love during the filming of the film " The Fifth Element ", and they got married in 1997
. In 1999, after filming the movie "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc", the two divorced
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In 1999, Luc Besson met production assistant Vigini Sheila. In 2000, the two fell in love. In August 2001, Luc Besson and Vicini Sheila's first daughter, Talia, was born. In May 2003, Luc Besson and Vicini Sheila's second daughter, Satina. On August 28, 2004, Luc Besson married Vigini Sheila. In 2005, the third daughter of Luc Besson and Vigini Sheila was born
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Character Evaluation
Since the first film "Dernier combat, Le", Luc Besson's films have always continued the style of the "New Baroque" film. His works have bright colors and strong contrast between light and shadow. The pictures are made through fast editing. It looks complicated, gorgeous and full, with strong visual effects. In terms of narrative, he discarded the complicated complex and dull structure in the past literary and artistic movies, and used French romantic humor and carefully designed props to attract the audience. And through this narrative method, he constructed a movie theme that explores the meaning of life. In a relaxed and humorous context, he interprets his thoughts on human nature and exploration of the soul
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Director Luc Besson, known as the "French Spielberg", has attracted extensive attention to his films with his unique artistic characteristics and profound humanistic connotations. While sticking to the artistry, he won a good box office and reputation. His work ingeniously blends the temperament of art films with the skills of commercial films, and is a typical case of the expression of ideology and artistic aesthetics based on business and cultural industries. While highlighting his childhood dreams and artistic pursuits, his films pay attention to human nature and emotions, explore serious propositions under delicate emotions, and make his films reveal deep and austere humanistic connotations. This blend of artistry and commercialization is what distinguishes director Luc Besson from other directors of the same period
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Character Dispute
Luc Besson film performance
The box office loss of "Interplanetary Agents" led to the collapse of Luc Besson's Europa pictures, (Besson holds more than 60% of the shares). Several senior officials stepped down and the company's business was streamlined. As of December 2018, it lost 101 million US dollars. , Had to reduce expenses in the form of layoffs, and the sequel of "Interstellar Agents" has been slow to make progress.
Luc Besson rape allegations
On May 18, 2018, director Luc Besson was accused of rape by actress Sand Van Roy; on July 6, Sand Van Roy again filed an accusation with the police that she and Besson had a long-term controlled and violent sexual relationship; 11 In September, media reported that a total of 9 women had formally accused him of sexual harassment
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In February 2019, French prosecutors dropped the accusation of raping Luc Besson's ex-girlfriend due to insufficient evidence.
On October 4, 2019, the investigation was resumed in the case of Luc Besson accused of sexual assault by actress Sander Van Roy in 2018.
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