The 10 best films from legendary director Luc Besson

Luc Besson is the director responsible for taking French cinema to another level. A filmmaker fascinated by comics, science fiction and great stories.

On March 18th, Luc Besson had his birthday and awesome.club proposes to remember his most important films.

The classic battle of good and evil, but in the 23rd century. Korben Dallas is an ex-soldier who ends up becoming a taxi driver and faces an extraordinary traveler who not only fell from the sky in her car and speaks an unknown language, but is also pursued by all the police in the city. How can you not help this beautiful redhead, even if you don’t have a taste for adventures?

Les adventures extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc-Sec, 2010

Adèle Blanc-Sec is a difficult girl. She writes adventure stories and decides to leave for a burning desert, with the objective of finding an ancient mummy. The girl is not afraid of revived prehistoric animals and accepts the attention of many admirers. Cartoonist Jacques Tardi’s series of comics so pleased Besson that he transferred the beautiful Adèle to the world of cinema.

The girl named Nikita cannot pretend that she has good behavior and a decent life. She is a drug addict and her friends are thugs. When he finds himself in serious trouble and loses his allies on the “battlefield”, Nikita ends up behind bars. However, her fate gives her a second chance. She faces a choice: collaborate with the secret services or forget about her existence.

If a person is ready to jump off a bridge, it means that he really does not see the point in his life. On the bridge is 28-year-old Andre, who is wanted by different Paris thugs who are ready to destroy him. Andre owes each of them a huge amount of money. There is no way out, just jump. However, he is not alone; a beautiful blonde girl throws herself into the water, standing in front of the debtor. He now needs to save her. Who is she to give up her own life?

The girl Lucy had never thought that Taipei City, Taiwan would change her. By daring to hand over a simple suitcase to someone doing a favor for an acquaintance, Lucy falls into the hands of the Korean mafia. In the briefcase are strong drugs and Lucy becomes “a container” to transport them. It’s scary to think what can happen if the drug capsules break, but they do, and Lucy becomes a real walking machine.

The film Metro it was Besson’s third work and brought him wide recognition. The main character named Fred is a thief and adventurer. At a party, he steals a folder with valuable documents from a house, with which he easily begins to blackmail the beautiful Helen. On the run from the gang of thugs sent by Helen’s partner, Fred hides in the subway and enters another world, completely underground. Here, he meets a plethora of talented and extraordinary characters for whom it is more interesting to do things below the surface, away from the crowd.

The Manzoni family, headed by mobster Giovanni, is in witness protection. They move to Normandy, France, where they try to integrate silently, comfortably and peacefully into everyday life in a new place. However, their enemies seek them out and want revenge, but family is sacred and there is nothing stronger than a united family.

The figure of the strong woman is one of the main characters in all of Luc Besson’s films. The film beyond freedom it was dedicated to Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of the murdered independence leader of Burma, Aung San. After her father’s murder, she moves to London, and when she grows up, she marries and raises two wonderful children. Making the decision to visit his mother in his homeland, Aung again plunges into his former life, but his father’s strength and power in the fight for democracy make Aung a wave of memories and desires to fight for his people.

The professional is a film with Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman in the lead roles. Leon is a professional killer, who doesn’t feel any emotion towards people. All his love he gives to old movies and a plant. Leon’s life changes completely when he has to shelter a girl, Matilda, in his bachelor’s house. She is the daughter of some neighbors who are brutally murdered. Leon at loss: he got used to working with people, but not living with them.

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, 1999

Joana D’arc is one of Luc Besson’s most epic films. In it, he tells, without romanticizing, the life of the woman who is the national character of France. Courageous and intrepid, she led the French armies in the Hundred Years’ War and passionately defended the honor of her people. The role of Joana is played by actress Milla Jovovich, who a few years before this one, acted in Besson’s action film, The fifth Element🇧🇷