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The professional created a new type of action movie. The professional, his first english language film, is one of his best. The crime thriller that launched natalie portmans career, and put french actor jean reno front and center in hollywood, leon tells the story of a professional assassin who takes in his pre. Besson felt the role was under utilised so hence leon. Luc besson, leon the professional and moral ambiguity tim. His first two marriages both ended in divorce, and. Leon, titled leon in the uk and australia and originally titled the professional in the us, is a 1994 englishlanguage french action thriller film written and directed by luc besson.
The professional legendas portugues pt 51 legendas. The professional, titled leon in most countries, is full of shooting, shouting, sadism, and explosions. Wonderful movie, great acting, plus filmed against the backdrop of early1990s nyc. The professional is an englishlanguage french film written and directed by luc besson.
French director luc bessons american debut is at face value what you might expect from an action film. Theres plenty of fastpaced action, but what really holds the movie together are the performances by jean reno as the title character and a very young natalie portman as his old beyond her years, protege. Leon, o profissional, o profissional, o profissional. The professional 1994 has undergone cuts that create substantial differences between the film versions the original cut of the film, now considered the international version, the directors cut, or the long version, is. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Limited editions deluxe editions digital download card. The professional 1994 free streaming on movieninja. Before long, mathildas thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in leons footsteps. Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
Nov 03, 2015 this is another guest post, the second in the new guest author series. As with any new format, one must keep expectations in check. Leon, the top hit man in new york, has earned a rep as an effective cleaner. When his nextdoor neighbors are murdered, leon becomes the unwilling guardian of the familys sole survivor 12yearold mathilda natalie portman. Maiwenn le besco she plays a bit part in the film, a prostitute who was married to besson for a time. Shop unique leon the professional posters on redbubble.
We risked to be classified x and not to be able to be. Leon will be remembered as one of the more better performed action films of the 90s. But when his nextdoor neighbors are wiped out by a loosecannon dea agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12yearold mathilda. Danny aiello, gary oldman, jean reno, natalie portman. It stars jean reno and gary oldman, and features the motion picture debut of natalie portman. Mathilda, a 12yearold girl, is reluctantly taken in by leon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. Frances favourite actor opens up to rhiannon harries. As visually stylish as it is graphically violent, this thriller directed by luc besson concerns mathilda natalie portman, a 12yearold girl living in new york city who has been exposed to the. I would have preferred it to spend more time with leon and mathilda in their every day life. He was a firefighter with ladder 21 of the new york city fire department killed in the september 11 attacks filmography. There are things that are simply supposed to happen. The professional jean reno gary oldman natalie portman 1994 an italian hit man jean reno in new york risks his life to protect an orphan girl natalie portman who captures his heart. After leon steps out of the shower mathilda pours him a glass of milk and puts 20. As for the outside street, which coincides with the apartment, it was turned in the 120th street.
The plot follows leon reno, a professional hitman, who reluctantly takes in 12yearold mathilda. Luc besson knows how to make stylish action movies and leon. With jean reno, gary oldman, natalie portman, danny aiello. Some young rowdy thugs help themselves to a mans grocery bag. Frenchspeaking, morrocanborn french citizen and iconic actor. The extreme violence of leon the professional is the perfect metaphor of the violence that almost always accompanies the youthful females right of passage into her own autonomy.
So, mathilde cries behind the door in new york and leon opens to her in paris, six weeks later. The professional this holiday season with the allnew 4k ultra hd edition available now. Leon the professional is this weeks itunes essential. It stars jean reno, gary oldman, and natalie portman in her film debut. The professional 1994 was a controversial film at the time of its release. The professional full movie free professional choices. Those 26 minutes were restored in the directors preferred cut, released in 1996 in france as leon. Uhd release 2017 the mysterious leon jean reno is new yorks top hitman. A professional assassin rescues a young girl whose family were killed in a police raid. The professional for the first time, having only seen the us theatrical cut previously, its almost like a completely different movie.
Subwaynew york day leon is on the subway, sitting like any other passenger. Watched after more than 20 years, leon not only confirms its perfect casting choices reno became a symbol of french cinema and in general of. Jean reno, gary oldman, natalie portman, danny aiello. The professional 4k ultra hd 4k mastering, with bluray, ultraviolet. The professional 48 movie clip do you like life, sweetheart.
The professional is noteworthy as marking french helmer luc bessons first american production as well as showcasing the film. All of the characters, and even the city are nearly constantly sweaty and gritty and alive. Jan 07, 2014 luc besson, leon the professional and moral ambiguity posted on january 7, 2014 by timothyrhaslett twenty years after luc besson made it, leon the professional still makes wonderful viewing and it is the moral ambiguity of the story that holds the greatest fascination. The professionals band, a british punk rock band formed in 1979. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Leon quietly observes the scene, then looks away out the window. The professional 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jean reno has probably the most thankless task of any of the actors, as he is asked to play a hitman that has feelings for a girl a third his age. Mathilda, a 12yearold girl, is reluctantly taken in by leon, a professional assassin. The professional sequel, but the story ultimately found new life as a different project. May 15, 2014 leon definitely belongs in the 90s, it takes the staples that got big in the 90s. All 27 songs from the leon 1994 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
Both actors perform great and fit to their role especially portman because of her age at the time. Like many foreign made films, leon suffered from the inevitable editing for the dumbeddown american audience, but fortunately, the international version is widely available and the 25 critical minutes are restored to the film. The professional 4k mastering, with bluray, ultraviolet. From the electrifying opening to the fatal finale, the professional is a nonstop crescendo of action and suspense. American audiences responded poorly to many of the scenes between leon jean reno and mathilda natalie portman, so much that the film was edited down by almost a half hour and retitled for american theatres. High quality leon the professional inspired art prints by independent artists and designers from around the world. Gary oldman is another great actor that turned in a truly mesmerizing. For a young teenager to act the way she acted is such an achievement for an actor or in this case a very young actress. The beginning is identical to the movie, so we considered.
But when his nextdoor neighbors are wiped out by a loosecannon dea agent. Leon the professional posted on february 14, 2012 by darren what makes leon so fascinating is the combination a wonderfully disturbing script that puts a novel and unsettling twist on that suddenly a father subgenre, bessons understated direction, eric serras atmospheric score and a trio of fantastic central. Luc besson, leon the professional and moral ambiguity. Leon 1994 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. The professional hd wallpapers and background images. This post is authored by russ ball, a haiku writer and film fan. Its just too bad the director felt the need to exaggerate the violence so much. The professional 1994 has undergone cuts that create substantial differences between the film versions the original cut of the film, now considered the international version, the directors cut, or the long version, is luc bessons intended cut of the film. A professional is someone who is skilled in a profession. Leon is one of the most emotionally intense movies ever made.
A favorite of imdb fanboys and reportedly of pedophiles as well, leon. Keith alexander glascoe december 9, 1962 september 11, 2001 was an american actor, firefighter, and a member of the ny jets practice squad. Jean reno was born juan moreno y herrerajimenez in casablanca, morocco, to spanish parents from andalucia who moved to north africa to seek work. Women are far more likely to be raped by males they know at any time in their life, it is the small insular world of family life the womb safety young males take. He began studying drama and has credits in french television and theater as well as films. Twenty years after luc besson made it, leon the professional still makes wonderful viewing and it is the moral ambiguity of the story that holds the greatest fascination. When sony was releasing new 4k remastered editions of some of their most famous flicks like spiderman 2, glory, and ghostbusters, the writing was on the wall that the studio was getting prepped for uhd in a big way by providing fans an incremental upgrade before jumping to the bigger, brighter, bolder 4k uhd. When you place breadcontinue reading how has this not happened yet. The professional or leon europe, the professional usa year. This was kind of missing in the professional, which is so much more reserved in its characters.
Only one line said by 2017 best actor oscarnominee gary oldman was said in french language, so i translated it in english. But, thanks to the sensitive shifts of bessons untraditional script, the film ultimately comes off as distinctly european in nature. Discussion holy cow, those additional scenes add so much to the story, in particular the scene where leon tells matilda about his past love. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protegee and learns the assassins trade. After her father, mother, older sister and little brother are killed by her fathers employers, the 12yearold daughter of an abject drug dealer is forced to take refuge in the apartment of a professional hitman who at her request teaches her the methods of his job so she can take her revenge on the corrupt dea agent who ruined her life by killing her beloved brother. The greatest ambiguity circulates around natalie portmans character, mathilda, who has all the latent sexuality of sue lyon or dominique swain in lolita. Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome.
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