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Luc Besson
Luc Besson (born March 18, 1959) is a French director, writer, and producer, known for making highly visual thriller and action films. Besson has received numerous awards and honors, and is often credited as inventing the so-called "Cinema du look" movement in French film. He is best known for directing the action films Léon: The Professional (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), and Lucy (2014), and also produced the Taken (2008–2014) and Transporter (2002–2015) franchises.
Born in Paris, Besson spent his childhood traveling Europe with his parents and developing an enthusiasm for ocean diving, before an accident would push him toward the world of cinema. After taking odd jobs in the Parisian film scene of the time, Besson began writing stories that would eventually evolve into some of his greatest film successes: The Fifth Element and Le Grand Bleu.
In 1980 he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup later Les Films du Dauphin, and later still EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator, Pierre-Ange Le Poga.
As director
June and John
Dracula
Dogman
Anna
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Lucy
The Family
The Lady
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
Arthur and the Great Adventure
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Arthur, the 4D Adventure
Arthur and the Invisibles
Angel-A
Le court des grands
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Fifth Element
Léon: The Professional
Atlantis
Nikita
The Big Blue
Subway
The Last Battle
The Penultimate
The Last Man
