Luc Besson
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 enthusiasm for ocean diving, before an accident would push him toward the world of cinema. After taking odd jobs in the Parisian film scene of the time, Besson began writing stories that would eventually evolve into some of his greatest film successes: The Fifth Element and Le Grand Bleu. In 1980 he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup later Les Films du Dauphin, and later still EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator, Pierre-Ange Le Poga. Besson's work stretches over twenty-six years and encompasses at least fifty-films.
The Family
(Self)
Belmondo, itinéraire...
(Self)
Citizens of Imagination: Creating the Universe of Valerian
Valérian, histoire d'une création
(Self)
Subway
(The Subway Driver (uncredited))
Taxi 2
(Boat Owner (uncredited))
The Big Blue
(Blond Diver (uncredited))
Victoires de la musique
(Self (Music Video of the Year))
Mostra, Venise
(Self - "Tapis Rouge" Guest)
Spécial cinéma
(Self)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
(Self)
Champs-Elysées
(Self)
NeXt
(Self)
Stars 90
(self)
Vivement dimanche
(Self)
The Fifth Element
(Director)
The Fifth Element
(Screenplay)
The Fifth Element
(Story)
Léon: The Professional
(Screenplay)
The Big Blue
(Director)
Unleashed
(Producer)
Unleashed
(Author)
The Story Of My Life
(Producer)
Taxi
(Screenplay)
Taxi
(Producer)
Taxi 2
(Screenplay)
Taxi 2
(Producer)
Taxi 3
(Screenplay)
Taxi 3
(Producer)
Taxi 4
(Screenplay)
Taxi 4
(Producer)
District B13
(Producer)
District B13
(Screenplay)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
(Screenplay)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
(Producer)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
(Director)
The Transporter
(Screenplay)
The Transporter
(Producer)
Bandidas
(Writer)
Bandidas
(Producer)
Wasabi
(Screenplay)
Wasabi
(Producer)
Revolver
(Adaptation)
Kiss of the Dragon
(Screenplay)
Kiss of the Dragon
(Producer)
Michel Vaillant
(Author)
Nil by Mouth
(Producer)
Dogman
(Director)
Dogman
(Writer)
Angel-A
(Director)
Angel-A
(Screenplay)
Angel-A
(Producer)
Subway
(Director)
Subway
(Producer)
Taxi
(Producer)
Love and Other Disasters
(Executive Producer)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
(Producer)
Yamakasi
(Screenplay)
Yamakasi
(Idea)
Taken
(Screenplay)
Taken
(Producer)
Ong-Bak
(Executive Producer)
La Femme Nikita
(Director)
Transporter 2
(Characters)
Transporter 2
(Producer)
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
(Director)
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
(Writer)
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
(Producer)
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
(Characters)
Arthur and the Invisibles
(Director)
Arthur and the Invisibles
(Producer)
Arthur and the Invisibles
(Novel)
Arthur and the Invisibles
(Writer)
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
(Director)
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
(Screenplay)
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
(Producer)
The Secret
(Producer)
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
(Writer)
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
(Director)
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
(Writer)
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
(Producer)
Colombiana
(Screenplay)
Colombiana
(Producer)
District 13: Ultimatum
(Screenplay)
Arthur: Malediction
(Writer)
Arthur: Malediction
(Producer)
District 13: Ultimatum
(Producer)
Fan-Fan the Tulip
(Writer)
Fan-Fan the Tulip
(Producer)
Atlantis
(Director)
Atlantis
(Editor)
Home
(Producer)
The Chops
(Producer)
The Last Battle
(Director)
The Last Battle
(Writer)
Lockout
(Writer)
Lockout
(Executive Producer)
Taken 2
(Producer)
The Source
(Producer)
Blind Man
(Original Story)
Bunker Paradise
(Producer)
The Lady
(Director)
The Lady
(Producer)
Lockout
(Thanks)
The Family
(Director)
The Family
(Screenplay)
The Family
(Producer)
Weekend in Taipei
(Producer)
A Prince (almost) Charming
(Writer)
L'Avant Dernier
(Director)
22 Bullets
(Co-Producer)
Lucy
(Director)
Lucy
(Writer)
Brick Mansions
(Screenplay)
Brick Mansions
(Producer)
Taxi 5
(Producer)
Jeu de vilains
(Producer)
Staten Island
(Producer)
La Femme Nikita
(Co-Producer)
Les Bidasses aux grandes manœuvres
(Casting)
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
(Producer)
3 Days to Kill
(Screenplay)
3 Days to Kill
(Story)
3 Days to Kill
(Producer)
Titi l'extra-terrestre
(Screenplay)
L'Avant Dernier
(Writer)
L'Avant Dernier
(Producer)
Taken 3
(Producer)
Black Box
(Executive Producer)
The Homesman
(Producer)
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
(Director)
Le court des grands
(Director)
Point of No Return
(Original Story)
Renegades
(Writer)
Renegades
(Producer)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
(Director)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
(Writer)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
(Producer)
Nine Lives
(Producer)
I Love You Phillip Morris
(Executive Producer)
Collision
(Producer)
The Transporter Refueled
(Screenplay)
The Transporter Refueled
(Characters)
Lucy 2
(Writer)
June and John
(Writer)
June and John
(Director)
June and John
(Producer)
The Transporter Refueled
(Producer)
Arthur, the 4D Adventure
(Producer)
Arthur, the 4D Adventure
(Original Film Writer)
Arthur, the 4D Adventure
(Writer)
Arthur, the 4D Adventure
(Director)
Halal State Security
(Producer)
Arrête ton cinéma
(Producer)
Arrête ton cinéma
(Thanks)
From Paris with Love
(Story)
Anna
(Writer)
Dracula: A Love Tale
(Director)
The Warriors Gate
(Writer)
Dracula: A Love Tale
(Screenplay)
Taxi 5
(Production Director)
Transporter 2
(Writer)
Transporter 3
(Screenplay)
Cold Moon
(Producer)
A Monster in Paris
(Co-Producer)
Taken 2
(Screenplay)
Kursk
(Executive Producer)
Anna
(Director)
Anna
(Producer)
Taken 3
(Screenplay)
Au suivant !
(Co-Producer)
Weekend in Taipei
(Writer)
Blind Man
(Producer)
Kamikaze
(Writer)
Taxi
(Original Film Writer)
The Big Blue
(Story)
The Big Blue
(Screenplay)
Dracula: A Love Tale
(Producer)
Michou d'Auber
(Executive Producer)
The Lion Child
(Executive Producer)
Eva
(Co-Producer)
Atlantis
(Cinematography)
Colour Me Kubrick
(Executive Producer)
Bichhoo
(Original Story)
La Femme Nikita
(Writer)
Blanche
(Producer)
Hallelujah!
(Producer)
Engagement
(Executive Producer)
The Last Battle
(Producer)
Subway
(Dialogue)
Subway
(Scenario Writer)
Léon: The Professional
(Director)
Taken 2
(Writer)
Taken 3
(Characters)
Transporter 3
(Characters)
Transporter 3
(Producer)
Taxi 5
(Scenario Writer)
The Big Blue
(Co-Producer)
Subway
(Screenplay)
Kamikaze
(Producer)
The Dancer
(Screenplay)
The Dancer
(Producer)
Mylène Farmer: My Soul is Slashed
(Director)
Transporter: The Series
(Writer)
Taxi Brooklyn
(Writer)
No Limit
(Writer)
No Limit
(Creator)
Taken
(Writer)
Transporter: The Series
(Creator)
No Limit
(Creator)
Playground
(Creator)