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Luc Besson, born in 1959 in Paris, is a French film director, writer and producer who for years belongs to the most successful and versatile directors in Europe. After a few works as assistant director and the short movie “L’Avant dernier” he directed in 1984 his first longer movie “The Last Battle”, which was nominated for the César. Already his next movie “Subway” with Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert received 13 nominations for the most important French movie award.
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SUBWAY, 1985, Gaumont, 104 min. Director Luc Besson’s second film and first bona-fide hit is a delicious neo-noir, live action comic book, a hymn to the new wave rhythms of nocturnal street life and private romantic fantasies. Inhabitant of the Paris subway and wannabe rocker Fred (Christopher Lambert) falls for Helena (Isabelle Adjani) after first trying to blackmail her. A rogue’s gallery of colorful sub-urban dwellers make up Fred’s neighbors. With Richard Bohringer, Jean-Hugues Anglade. "Subway brings to mind Orson Welles' quip about the cinema being the greatest electric train set a boy could have." – Variety
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The first of director Luc Besson's unabashed odes to the sea, The Big Blue (Le grand bleu) has existed in so many different versions that its fan base must be relieved to have a "definitive" cut available at last. A financial success almost everywhere except in America, its waterlogged reputation has taken over a decade to recover its shaky theatrical run, primarily thanks to Besson's subsequent high profile career with La Femme Nikita and Leon, among others. Based very loosely on the life of real life diver Jacquel Mayol, The Big Blue concerns the mysterious link between Jacques (Lars Von Trier regular Jean-Marc Barr) and the call of the "big blue," particularly the dolphins swimming below. From early childhood he becomes close to Enzo (Jean Reno), a fellow free diver. Both of them are capable of controlling their heart rate and breathing, allowing them to sink to unnatural depths. After Jacques' father dies in the ocean, the two friends lose touch.
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Directly inspired by world famous film director and writer Luc Besson's upcoming animated film of the same name, the Arthur and the Minimoys* game will follow the film's storyline and feature eye-popping graphics and technical innovations. The game allows players to relive the fantastic adventure of young Arthur and his two pals, princess Selenia and her brother Betameche, in their mission to save the Minimoys' world from destruction. Set to time with The Weinstein Company theatrical release of the movie in North America, Arthur and the Minimoys game is currently in development by Lyon-and Paris-based Etranges Libellules, creator of several successful animated games, including Asterix XXL and Kirikou. The Nintendo DS game is being developed by Dreamon, and the Nintendo Game Boy Advance version by Mystic.
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Luc Besson was born in Paris, and spent the early years of his life following his parents (both divers) around the world. When a teenager, he was overcome with a passion for the sea and dolphins in particular, and planned on becoming a marin biologist. But a diving accident when he was 17 meant he could no longer dive, forcing him to abandon this vocation. He moved back to Paris and began working as 2nd assistant and then assistant director on various film productions. He decided to pursue his movie apprenticeship in the United States, where he lived for three years. He returned to France and formed, in association with Pierre Jolivet, his own production company Films du Loup (which later changed its name to Films du Dauphin).
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Luc Besson is considered one of the hottest international properties to emerge from the new wave of French film directors in the 1980s. His films represent the conflicts and tensions of a postmodern age, and are perceived as signs of their times. This is a study of Besson's film-making career to date, placing the films within their socio-historical and political context. It investigates the interface between technology and the body, along with the environments in which the violent interactions between them are played. The absence of family and the demise of community are ... explored.
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