History Creator / LucBesson

* CreatorKiller: Besson poured a ton of love into ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'' and its [[BoxOfficeBomb catastrophic failure]] hit him hard, resulting in an immediately infamous interview where he cast himself as the only director who cares about telling stories while everyone else are studio hacks. He lost control of Creator/EuropaCorp afterwards due to the studio's debts resulting from the film bombing. His career sunk even further with the failure of ''Film/{{Anna}}'' and allegations of sexual harassment. The latter accusations were lifted in court in December 2021 however, and he started filming his next small scale project, ''Dogman'', in 2022.

His next film project is titled ''Dogman''. It will start production in spring 2022 and stars Creator/CalebLandryJones.

** LeParkour creators David Belle and Cyril Raffaelli are typically behind the stunts and fight choreography of [=EuropaCorp=] films, if not in front of the camera. Hence the GratuitousNinja {{mooks}} in these films in order to hide their faces.

Besson's parents were scuba diving instructors, and his initial ambition was to become a marine biologist. However, at age 17 he had a diving accident which left him unable to dive, and out of the resulting boredom he began to write stories, entered the film industry and worked his way up the ladder. Since then, he has worked on more than 50 movies via Creator/EuropaCorp (the studio he founded). He directed over a dozen of them.

He is one of the three directors (along with Leos Carax and Jean-Jacques Beineix) credited with creating the French "cinéma du look", a French film movement of the 1980s whose films favoured style over substance. At least that's what the critics say. They often featured young people, often in love with each other, lost in urban UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}.

He's been married four times, [[RomanceOnTheSet always with someone tied to his films]]: actress Creator/AnneParillaud (from 1986 to 1991), actress Maïwenn Le Besco (from 1992 to 1997), actress Creator/MillaJovovich (from 1997 to 1999) and producer Virginie Silla (since 2004).

* AssociatedComposer: Eric Serra composed the soundtrack of most of Besson's films.

* ''Dogman'' (TBA)

Luc Paul Maurice Besson (born March 18, 1959) is a French film director, writer and producer.

He is one of the three directors (along with Leos Carax and Jean-Jacques Beineix) credited with creating the French "cinéma du look", a French film movement of the 1980s whose films favoured style over substance. At least that's what the critics say. They often featured young people, often in love with each other, lost in urban Paris.

** Not to mention composer Eric Serra, who worked on all of his directed films.

* CreatorKiller: Besson poured a ton of love into ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'' and its [[BoxOfficeBomb catastrophic failure]] hit him hard, resulting in an immediately infamous interview where he cast himself as the only director who cares about telling stories while everyone else are studio hacks. He lost control of Creator/EuropaCorp afterwards due to the studio's debts resulting from the film bombing. His career sunk even further with the failure of ''Film/{{Anna}}'' and allegations of sexual harassment. The latter accusations were lifted in court in December 2021 however, and he will start filming his next project, ''Dogman'', in spring 2022.

!!Tropes associated with Luc Besson's films

He is one of the three directors credited with creating the French "cinéma du look", a French film movement of the 1980s whose films favoured style over substance. At least that's what the critics say. They often featured young people, often in love with each other, lost in urban Paris.

* {{Action Girl}}s: Ass-kicking women are common in his films.
* ActionHero: Pretty much Besson protagonist will be a deadly and capable badass.

Besson's parents were scuba diving instructors, and his initial ambition was to become a marine biologist. However, at age 17 he had a diving accident which left him unable to dive, and out of the resulting boredom he began to write stories, entered the film industry and worked his way up the ladder. Since then, he has worked on more than 50 movies with Creator/EuropaCorp (the studio he founded). He directed over a dozen of them.

Besson's parents were scuba diving instructors, and his initial ambition was to become a marine biologist. However, at age 17 he had a diving accident which left him unable to dive, and out of the resulting boredom he began to write stories, entered the film industry and worked his way up the ladder. Since then, he has worked on more than 50 movies with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EuropaCorp EuropaCorp]] (the studio he founded). He directed 16 of them.

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[[folder:Films written and/or produced by Luc Besson:]]
* The ''Film/{{Taxi}}'' series
* ''Film/{{Taxi|2004}}'' (ForeignRemake of the above)
* ''Yamakasi''
* ''Film/{{Wasabi}}''
* ''Film/{{Fanfan la Tulipe|2003}}''
* ''Film/District13''
** ''Film/Banlieue13Ultimatum''
* ''Film/BrickMansions'' (remake of ''District 13'')
* ''[[Film/TheCrimsonRivers The Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse]]''
* ''Film/TheTransporter'' and its sequels
* ''Film/{{Taken}}'' and its sequels
* ''Film/{{Colombiana}}''
* ''Film/FromParisWithLove''
* ''Film/{{Lockout}}''
* ''Film/DannyTheDog''
* ''Film/KissOfTheDragon'' (''Le Baiser mortel du Dragon'')
* ''Three Days To Kill''
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!! Tropes associated with Luc Besson's films

Besson's parents were scuba diving instructors, and his initial ambition was to become a marine biologist. However, at age 17 he had a diving accident which left him unable to dive, and out of the resulting boredom he began to write stories, entered the film industry and worked his way up the ladder.

Since then, he has worked on more than 50 movies with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EuropaCorp EuropaCorp]] (the studio he founded). He directed 16 of them.

Luc Besson (born March 18, 1959) is a French film director, writer and producer.

He's been married four times, always with someone tied to his films: actress Creator/AnneParillaud (from 1986 to 1991), actress Maïwenn Le Besco (from 1992 to 1997), actress Creator/MillaJovovich (from 1997 to 1999) and producer Virginie Silla (since 2004).

He's been married four times, always with someone tied to his films: actress Creator/AnneParillaud ​(from 1986 to 1991)​, actress Maïwenn Le Besco (from 1992 to 1997)​, actress Creator/MillaJovovich (from 1997 to 1999) and producer ​Virginie Silla ​(since 2004).

He's been married four times, always with someone tied to his films: Creator/AnneParillaud ​(from 1986 to 1991)​, actress Maïwenn Le Besco (from 1992 to 1997)​, actress Creator/MillaJovovich (from 1997 to 1999) and producer ​Virginie Silla ​(since 2004).

He's been married four times, always with someone tied to the film industry: Creator/AnneParillaud ​(from 1986 to 1991)​, actress Maïwenn Le Besco (from 1992 to 1997)​, actress Creator/MillaJovovich (from 1997 to 1999) and producer ​Virginie Silla ​(since 2004).

* ActionHero: Pretty much Besson protagonist will be deadly and capable badass.