Luc Besson
Luc Besson is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for directing and producing thrillers and action films that are visually rich. Critics cite Besson as a pivotal figure in the Cinma du look movement, a specific, highly visual style produced from the 1980s into the early 1990s. Subway , The Big Blue and Nikita are all considered to be of this stylistic school. Besson had been nominated for Best Director and Best Picture Csar Awards for his films Lon The Professional and The Messenger The Story of Joan of Arc. He won Best Director and Best French Director for his scifi action film The Fifth Element . His scifi thriller film Lucy is Frances biggest export success.
Besson was born in Paris, to parents who both worked as Club Med scubadiving instructors. Influenced by this milieu, as a child Besson planned to become a marine biologist. He spent much of his youth traveling with his parents to tourist resorts in Italy, Yugoslavia, and Greece. The family returned to France when Besson was 10. His parents promptly divorced and each remarried.
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