Biography
Luc Besson (b. 1959, Paris) made a name for himself at the beginning of the 1980s as one of a new breed of filmmakers influenced by a postmodern esthetic. After the sci-fi parable The Last Battle (Le dernier combat, 1982) and the crime romance Subway (1985), he shot the cult picture The Big Blue (Le grand bleu, 1988), reflecting his lifelong passion for diving. Then came the action thriller La Femme Nikita (1990), the poetic underwater documentary Atlantis (1991), and the nontraditional thriller – the purported pinnacle of his directing career – Léon: The Professional (1994).
He earned worldwide success with the sci-fi flick The Fifth Element (1997), the historical drama Joan of Arc (1999), and Angel-A (2005; Horizons, KVIFF 41). In the new millennium Besson shot three family films involving ten-year-old Arthur, as well as the adventure fantasy Adèle and the Secret of the Mummy (2010), the biopic The Lady (2011), the crime comedy The Family (2013), and the action sci-fi movie Lucy (2014).
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Screenwriter
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2014 |
Taxi Brooklyn - original screenplay |
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Revenge - original screenplay (E12) |
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Frenchmen Can't Jump - original screenplay (E11) |
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The Longest Night - original screenplay (E10) |
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more episodes (9) | ||
2013 |
No Limit |
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Le Prototype (S02E05) |
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Braquage à la marseillaise (S02E03) |
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Infiltration (S02E02) |
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Diamants de sang (S02E01) |
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2012 |
No Limit |
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Episode 4 (S01E04) |
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Episode 3 (S01E03) |
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Episode 2 (S01E02) |
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Episode 1 (S01E01) |
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1981 |
L'Avant dernier |
Producer
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2025 |
Lucy 2 |
2024 |
June and John |
Weekend Escape Project |
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2022 |
Arthur Malediction |
2019 |
Anna |
2018 |
Taxi 5 |
2017 |
Renegades |
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets |
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2016 |
The Warriors Gate |
2015 |
The Transporter Refueled |
2014 |
Brick Mansions |
Taken 3 |
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The Homesman |
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2012 |
Blind Man |
Taken 2 |
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2011 |
Colombiana |
Halal police d'État |
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La Planque |
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2010 |
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds |
2009 |
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard |
Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum |
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Le Missionnaire |
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2008 |
Taken |
Transporter 3 |
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2007 |
Taxi 4 |
The Secret |
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2006 |
Arthur and the Invisibles |
Bandidas |
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2005 |
Angel-A |
Imposture |
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada |
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Transporter 2 |
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Unleashed |
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2004 |
District 13 |
Taxi |
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2003 |
Fanfan la tulipe |
Les Côtelettes |
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Taxi 3 |
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2002 |
The Transporter |
2001 |
15 août |
Kiss of the Dragon |
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Wasabi |
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2000 |
Taxi 2 |
The Dancer |
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1998 |
Taxi |
1997 |
Nil by Mouth |
1991 |
Lune froide |
1986 |
Kamikaze |
1985 |
Subway |
1983 |
The Last Battle |
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2013 |
No Limit |
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Panique chimique (S02E08) |
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Vacances j'oublie tout... (S02E07) |
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Mariage à haut risque (S02E06) |
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more episodes (4) | ||
2007 |
Valérian & Laureline |
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Autant en emporte le temps (E40) |
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Temps d’arrêt (E39) |
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Temps libre (E38) |
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more episodes (37) |
Documentaries | |
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2009 |
Home |
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1992 |
Arrête ton cinéma |
1984 |
Ne quittez pas |
1981 |
L'Avant dernier |
Director
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2025 |
Dracula: A Love Tale |
2024 |
June and John |
2023 |
DogMan |
2019 |
Anna |
2017 |
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets |
2014 |
Lucy |
2013 |
The Family |
2011 |
The Lady |
2010 |
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds |
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec |
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2009 |
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard |
2006 |
Arthur and the Invisibles |
2005 |
Angel-A |
1999 |
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc |
1997 |
The Fifth Element |
1994 |
Leon |
1990 |
Nikita |
1988 |
The Big Blue |
1985 |
Subway |
1983 |
The Last Battle |
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1994 |
De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991 |
1991 |
Atlantis |
Music videos | |
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2004 |
Madonna - Love Profusion |
2001 |
Myléne Farmer: Music Videos II & III |
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2009 |
Madonna: Celebration: The Video Collection |
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1984 |
Pull marine |
1981 |
L'Avant dernier |
Actor
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2010 |
From Paris with Love |
2000 |
Taxi 2 |
1988 |
The Big Blue |
1985 |
Subway |
Documentaries | |
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2018 |
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (series) |
Space Exploration (E02) |
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2017 |
Valérian, histoire d'une création |
2015 |
Lucy: Cerebral Capacity - The True Science of Lucy |
2014 |
Luc Besson : A Portrait (TV movie) |
2011 |
Belmondo, itinéraire... (TV movie) |
2009 |
Hollywood's Best Film Directors (series) |
2005 |
L'hebdo cinéma (series) |
1997 |
Discovering The fifth element |
1989 |
L'Aventure du Grand Bleu (TV movie) |
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1984 |
Ne quittez pas |
1981 |
L'Avant dernier |
Author
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2006 |
Arthur and the Invisibles - book |
Cinematographer
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1991 |
Atlantis |
Editor
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1991 |
Atlantis |
Creator
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2017 |
Taken |
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I Surrender (S01E10) |
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Gone (S01E09) |
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Leah (S01E08) |
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more episodes (7) | ||
2013 |
No Limit |
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Panique chimique (S02E08) |
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Vacances j'oublie tout... (S02E07) |
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Mariage à haut risque (S02E06) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
2012 |
No Limit |
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Episode 6 (S01E06) |
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Episode 5 (S01E05) |
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Episode 4 (S01E04) |
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more episodes (3) |
Performer
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2014 |
Non-Summit |
2010 |
Janela Indiscreta |
2009 |
C à vous |
La Traversée du miroir |
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2007 |
Rencontres de cinéma |
2006 |
On n'est pas couché |
2002 |
Eigo de shabera-night |
2000 |
On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde |
1998 |
Vivement dimanche prochain |
1991 |
Bouillon de culture |
1989 |
Troldspejlet |
1985 |
Victoires de la musique |
1982 |
De película |
1981 |
20 heures le journal |
1976 |
La Nuit des Césars |
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