Luc Besson

French action with a comic-book look and an English-speaking audience in mind. In Léon: The Professional, a New York hitman takes in the twelve-year-old girl next door after a DEA agent wipes out her family. The Fifth Element sends a New York cab driver of the twenty-third century to protect the one being who can save the universe. Dogman is about a boy, bruised by life, saved by his love of dogs.

Signature

• Loners and professionals protecting someone innocent.
• Bright, pop sci-fi design (The Fifth Element).
• Stylised violence with a sentimental core.
• Europa Corp productions made for export.