Luc Besson (born 1959 in Paris) is a French director, writer and producer who made a glossy, fast, image-driven cinema often grouped under the label 'cinéma du look'. After The Last Battle (1983) and Subway (1985) he had a hit with The Big Blue (1988), followed by La Femme Nikita (1990) and Léon: The Professional (1994). The Fifth Element (1997) was a large science-fiction adventure, and later films include Lucy (2014), Valerian (2017) and DogMan (2023). With his company EuropaCorp he also became one of Europe's busiest producers.
Filmography
- The Last Battle (1983)
- Subway (1985)
- The Big Blue (1988)
- La Femme Nikita (1990)
- Atlantis (1991) (1991)
- Léon: The Professional (1994)
- The Fifth Element (1997)
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
- Angel-A (2005)
- Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
- Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009)
- Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)
- The Lady (2011)
- The Family (2013) (2013)
- Lucy (2014)
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
- Anna (2019) (2019)
- DogMan (2023)
- Dracula: A Love Tale (2025)