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Luc Besson is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He directed or produced the films Subway , The Big Blue , and Nikita . Besson is known for his distinctive filmmaking style and is associated with the movement critics call Cinéma du look. 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 . He wrote and directed the 2014 sci-fi thriller film Lucy.

In 1980, he founded his own production company, called Les Films du Loup, and later Les Films du Dauphin. This was superseded in 2000 by his co-founding EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam. As writer, director, or producer, Besson has so far been involved in the creation of more than 50 films.

✵ 18. March 1959
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Famous Luc Besson Quotes

“Learning's always a painful process.”

Luc Besson

Lucy (2014)

“This film is extremely visual. It is difficult to describe in words without running the risk of losing or boring the reader.
I have come up with a simplified summary, therefore, like a readers guide, which will conjure up the images in as few words as possible :
— the beginning is Leon: The Professional
— the middle is Inception
— the end is 2001: A Space Odyssey
Don't interpret this as pretension on my part, merely a visual, emotional and philosophical point of reference.”

Luc Besson

"NOTA", for his film Lucy, as quoted in "Luc Besson's Statement Of Intent For 'Lucy' Compares The Film To '2001,' 'Inception' & 'Leon The Professional'" by Kevin Jagernauth, in Indiewire (28 July 2014) http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/luc-bessons-statement-of-intent-for-lucy-compares-the-film-to-2001-inception-leon-the-professional-20140728

“You humans act so strange. Everything you create is used to destroy.”

Luc Besson

The Fifth Element (1997)

“You no trouble. Me… Fifth element… supreme being… me protect you.”

Luc Besson

The Fifth Element (1997)

“I AM EVERYWHERE”

Luc Besson

Lucy (2014)

“Life was given to us a billion years ago. What have we done with it?”

Luc Besson

Lucy (2014)

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