Luc Besson

Luc Besson is a French film director writer and producer known for making highly visual thriller and action films  Besson has been nominated for and won numerous awards and honors from the foreign press and is often credited as inventing the socalled Cinema du look movement in French film   Born in Paris Besson spent his childhood traveling Europe with his parents and developing an enthusiasm for ocean diving before an accident would push him toward the world of cinema After taking odd jobs in the Parisian film scene of the time Besson began writing stories that would eventually evolve into some of his greatest film successes The Fifth Element and Le Grand Bleu   In 1980 he founded his own production company Les Films du Loup later Les Films du Dauphin and later still EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator PierreAnge Le Poga Bessons work stretches over twentysix years and encompasses at least fiftyfilms