Freddy's Cine It

Director: Luc Besson Producer: Virginie Besson-Silla, Andy Harries Screenplay: Rebecca Frayn Starring: Michelle Yeoh as Aung San Suu Kyi David Thewlis as Michael Aris Jonathan Raggett as Kim Aris Jonathan Woodhouse as Alexander Aris Susan Wooldridge as Lucinda Philips Benedict Wong as Karma Phuntsho Donatienne Dupont as Ma Ma Music: Éric Serra Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast Editing: Julien Rey Release Date: September 12, 2011 (Toronto), November 30, 2011 (France) Running Time: 132 minutes Language: English, Burmese   ***SPOILER ALERT*** The Lady: A Return to Form for Luc Besson And the Lady comes to save it all. Thank you! After watching Arthur and Adèle Blanc-"Seca", my faith in Luc Besson is restored with this movie. Though Besson hi...

Director: Luc Besson Producer: Patrice Ledoux Screenplay: Luc Besson, Andrew Birkin Starring: Milla Jovovich as Joan of Arc John Malkovich as Charles VII Faye Dunaway as Yolande of Aragon Dustin Hoffman as The Conscience Vincent Cassel as Gilles de Rais Music: Éric Serra Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast Editing: Sylvie Landra Release Date: November 12, 1999 Running Time: 158 minutes Language: English ***SPOILER ALERT*** The Miscasting of Milla Here we are with Luc Besson's historical drama! Yippee! I love historical dramas and learning about history and all that stuff! What I don't love is Milla Jovovich's acting. To me, casting her was a big mistake, probably because she was the director's girlfriend at the time. She ends up degrading the ...

Director: Luc Besson Producer: Patrice Ledoux Screenplay: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen Starring: Bruce Willis as Korben Dallas Milla Jovovich as Leeloo Gary Oldman as Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg Ian Holm as Father Vito Cornelius Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod Music: Éric Serra Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast Editing: Sylvie Landra Release Date: May 7, 1997 (Cannes), May 9, 1997 (France), May 9, 1997 (USA) Running Time: 126 minutes Language: English, Fictional Language ***SPOILER ALERT*** Nostalgic Beginnings with Bruce Willis Off to the seventh movie in our Luc Besson marathon! I remember watching "The Fifth Element" on VHS at my aunt's house back in 1998. Fun fact: my aunt is a fan of Luc Besson and has won several awards for sound engineering in...

Director: Luc Besson Producer: Luc Besson Screenplay: Luc Besson Starring: Jean Reno as Léon Gary Oldman as Norman Stansfield Natalie Portman as Mathilda Danny Aiello as Tony Music: Éric Serra Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast Editing: Sylvie Landra Release Date: November 18, 1994 (USA) Running Time: 110 minutes (Theatrical Cut), 133 minutes (Director's Cut) Language: English, French ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Classic with Controversy So here we are with our sixth Luc Besson movie (excluding "Atlantis"), and this is one of those films that people have repeatedly asked me about over the years. "Omg, how come you never watched it? This is a classic!" they would exclaim. Well, I finally watched "Léon: The Professional," and it's a th...

Director: Luc Besson Producer: Luc Besson Screenplay: Luc Besson Starring: Anne Parillaud as Nikita Jean-Hugues Anglade as Marco Tchéky Karyo as Bob Jeanne Moreau as Amande Jean Reno as Victor "The Cleaner" Music: Éric Serra Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast Editing: Olivier Mauffroy Release Date: February 21, 1990 (France) Running Time: 117 minutes Language: French ***SPOILER ALERT*** Initial Reactions to "La Femme Nikita" I eagerly approached "La Femme Nikita," Luc Besson's fourth movie, riding high on the wave of the surprisingly enjoyable "The Big Blue." My friend Krasnaya, who is currently in Russia and too occupied to join in on the reviews, had spoken highly of it. However, despite the high expectations, I found myself...

Subway is a 1985 French thriller film directed by Luc Besson and starring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert. The film is classified as part of the cinéma du look movement. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subway_(film) On improvising a burglary at a shady tycoon's home, Fred takes refuge in the hip and surreal universe of the Paris Metro and encounters its assorted denizens, the tycoon's henchmen and his disenchanted young wife. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090095/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** Luc, Jean Reno and ÉRIC SERRA Today, I was watching Luc Besson's second film, "Subway." The movie opens with a mildly thrilling car chase scene featuring our main character, Fred (1 point for the name alone). As soon as the music by Éric Serra kicks in, you might brace yourself for some quirky 80's bass-driven tunes with some sax in the mix. But surprisingly, it works sometimes! Éric Serra isn't jus...