Luc Besson
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Birth Name: Luc Paul Maurice Besson
Age: 64, born 18 March 1959
Country of origin: France
Height: 5' 7"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Virginie Silla
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Listal's 100 best Directors (The Results)
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Published 12 years, 5 months ago
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Directors:The Filmography of...
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Published 12 years, 7 months ago
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A Movie for every Director (Part 1)
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Published 10 years, 5 months ago
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Festival de Cannes - The Jury
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Published 12 years, 4 months ago
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Cannes Film Festival 2014
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Published 9 years, 4 months ago
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French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He directed or produced the films Subway (1985), The Big Blue (1988), and La Femme Nikita (1990). Besson is associated with the Cinéma du look film movement. He has been nominated for a César Award for Best Director and Best Picture for his films Léon: The Professional and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. He won Best Director and Best French Director for his sci-fi action film The Fifth Element (1997). He wrote and directed the 2014 sci-fi action film Lucy and the 2017 space opera film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
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1. The Fifth Element (1997)
Rating: | 4732 Watched |

3. Taken (2008)
Rating: | 2318 Watched |

5. Transporter 2 (2005)
Rating: | 1279 Watched |
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1. The Fifth Element (1997)
Rating: | 4732 Watched |

3. Lucy (2014)
Rating: | 1151 Watched |

4. Joan of Arc (1999)
Rating: | 912 Watched |

5. La Femme Nikita (2021)
Rating: | 763 Watched |
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1. Lucy (2014)
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2. Taxi 2 (2000)
Rating: | 438 Watched |

3. The Big Blue
Rating: | 300 Watched |

4. Subway (1985)
Rating: | 156 Watched |
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1. Nikita (2010)
Rating: | 405 Watched |

2. La Femme Nikita (1997)
Rating: | 249 Watched |

3. Taken
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4. Transporter: The Series (2012)
Rating: | 21 Watched |
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2. Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2007)
Rating: | 33 Watched |

3. On n'est pas couché (2006)
Rating: | 34 Watched |

5. Charlie Rose
Rating: | 22 Watched |
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"1. La Femme Nikita (1990) 2. Leon: The Professional (1994) 3. The Fifth Element (1997) 4. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)"
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"French Major Works: Léon: The Professional (1994) The Fifth Element (1997) La Femme Nikita (1990) • Director, Writer, Producer. • "