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Luc Besson is a French film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor born on March 18, 1959, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. He has been active in the industry since 1981 and speaks both French and English. His notable works include *Léon: The Professional* and *Arthur and the Minimoys*. Besson has received the César Award for Best Director and the Inkpot Award, and has been nominated for the European Film Award for Best Film.
He has been married to Anne Parillaud, Milla Jovovich, Virginie Silla, and Maïwenn. In addition to his film career, Besson is an author with 52 recorded works, including *L'histoire de Arthur et les Minimoys* and *L'histoire du Grand bleu*. He maintains an official website and has a social media following of 1,561,922.
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- ha-Elemenṭ ha-ḥamishi
- L'histoire de Arthur et les Minimoys
- Arthur 3/LA Vengeance De Maltazard (French Edition)
- Arthur et les Minimoys - Tome 2 - La cité interdite
- L'histoire du Grand bleu
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Luc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer known for making highly visual thriller and action films. Besson has been nominated for, and won, numerous awards and honors from the foreign press, and is often credited as inventing the so-called "Cinema du look" movement in French film. Born in Paris, Besson spent his childhood traveling Europe with his parents and developing an…
Known for
- Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema — Self2026
- The Family — Self2023
- Mostra, Venise — Self2022
- James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction — Self2018
- Valérian, histoire d'une création — Self2017
- Belmondo, itinéraire... — Self2011
- On n'est pas couché — Self - Guest2006
- Taxi 2 — Boat Owner (uncredited)2000
- Vivement dimanche — Self1998
- NeXt — Self1994
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- Given name
- Maurice
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 15th arrondissement of Paris
- Spouse
- Maïwenn
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- French
- Notable work
- Arthur and the Minimoys
- Official website
- www.lucbesson.fr
- Image
- Luc Besson by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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- birth name
- Luc Paul Maurice Besson
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Encyclopedic overview
Luc Paul Maurice Besson ( French: [lyk bɛsɔ̃]; born 18 March 1959) is a French filmmaker. He directed and produced the films Subway (1985), The Big Blue (1988), and La Femme Nikita (1990). 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 (1994) and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). He won Best Director and Best French Director for his sci-fi action film The Fifth Element (1997). He wrote and directed the sci-fi action film Lucy (2014), the space opera film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), Dogman (2023), and the fantasy romantic movie Dracula (2025).
In 1980, near the beginning of his career, he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup, later renamed Les Films du Dauphin. It was superseded in 2000 when he co-founded EuropaCorp with longtime collaborator Pierre-Ange Le Pogam [fr]. As writer, director, or producer, Besson has been involved in the creation of more than 50 films.
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