Movies directed by Luc Besson

Biography: 
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 Grand bleu, Le (1988)" and "Fifth Element (1997)", as an adolescent bored in school. He planned on becoming a marine biologist specializing in dolphins until a diving accide ...  show all 

Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
Countries: France
Actors: Freddie Highmore | Mia Farrow | Penny Balfour | Doug Rand | Adam LeFevre | Jean Bejote Njamba | Serge Blumental | Madonna | Jimmy Fallon | Robert De Niro | Harvey Keitel | Lee de Jong | Chazz Palminteri | Rhoff | Emilio Estevez
Directors: Luc Besson
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Arthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric grandfather has been missing for several years, and who lives with his grandmother in a country house that, in two days, will be repossessed, torn down, and turned into a block of flats unless Arthur’s grandfather returns to sign some papers and pay off the family debt. Arthur discovers that the key to success lies in his own descent into the land of the Minimoys, creatures no larger than a tooth, whom his grandfather helped relocate to their garden. Somewhere among them is hidden a pile of rubies, too. Can Arthur be of stout heart and save the day? Romance beckons as well, and a villain lurks.

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | History | War
Countries: France
Actors: Milla Jovovich | Dustin Hoffman | Faye Dunaway | John Malkovich | Tchéky Karyo | Pascal Greggory | Vincent Cassel | Richard Ridings | Desmond Harrington | Timothy West | Rab Affleck | Stéphane Algoud | Edwin Apps | David Bailie
Directors: Luc Besson
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In 1412, a young girl called Jeanne is born in Domrémy, France. The times are hard: The Hunderd Years war with England has been going on since 1337, English knights and soldiers roam the country. Jeanne develops into a very religious young woman, she confesses several times a day. At the age of 13, she has her first vision and finds a sword. When coming home with it, she finds the English leveling her home town. Years after that, in 1428, she knows her mission is to be ridding France of the English and so sets out to meet Charles, the Dauphin. In his desperate military situation, he welcomes all help and gives the maiden a chance to prove her divine mission. After the successful liberation of Orléans and Reims, the Dauphin can be crowned traditionally in the cathedral of Reims - and does not need her anymore, since his wishes are satisfied. Jeanne d’Arc gets set up in his trap and is imprisoned by the Burgundians. In a trial against her under English law, she can’t be forced to tell about her divine visions she has had continuously since childhood. Being condemned of witchcraft and being considered as relapsed heretic, she is sentenced to death. Jeanne d’Arc is burnt alive in the marketplace of Rouen on May 30th, 1431, at only 19 years of age.

The Fifth Element (1997)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: France
Actors: Bruce Willis | Gary Oldman | Ian Holm | Milla Jovovich | Chris Tucker | Luke Perry | Brion James | Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr. | Lee Evans | Charlie Creed-Miles | Tricky | John Neville | John Bluthal | Mathieu Kassovitz | Christopher Fairbank
Directors: Luc Besson
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Two hundred and fifty years in the future, life as we know it is threatened by the arrival of Evil. Only the fifth element (played by Milla Jovovich) can stop the Evil from extinguishing life, as it tries to do every five thousand years. She is helped by ex-soldier, current-cab-driver, Corben Dallas (played by Bruce Willis), who is, in turn, helped by Prince/Arsenio clone, Ruby Rhod. Unfortunately, Evil is being assisted by Mr. Zorg (Gary Oldman), who seeks to profit from the chaos that Evil will bring, and his alien mercenaries.

Leon (Professional, The) (1994)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France
Actors: Jean Reno | Gary Oldman | Natalie Portman | Danny Aiello | Peter Appel | Willi One Blood | Don Creech | Keith A. Glascoe | Alan Randolph Scott | Michael Badalucco | Ellen Greene | Elizabeth Regen | Carl J. Matusovich | Frank Senger | Lucius Wyatt Cherokee
Directors: Luc Besson
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Mathilda, a twelve-year old New York girl, is living an undesirable life among her half-family. Her father stores drugs for two-faced cop Norman Stansfield. Only her little brother keeps Mathilda from breaking apart. One day, Stansfield and his team take cruel revenge on her father for stretching the drugs a little, thus killing the whole family. Only Mathilda, who was out shopping, survives by finding shelter in Léon’s apartment in the moment of highest need. Soon, she finds out about the strange neighbour’s unusual profession - killing - and desperately seeks his help in taking revenge for her little brother. Léon, who is completely unexperienced in fatherly tasks, and in friendships, does his best to keep Mathilda out of trouble - unsuccessfully. Now, the conflict between a killer, who slowly discovers his abilities to live, to feel, to love and a corrupt police officer, who does anything in his might to get rid of an eye witness, arises to unmeasurable proportions - all for the sake of a little twelve-year old girl, who has nearly nothing to lose.