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Léon: The Professional (originally titled The Professional in the United States and Leon outside the United States) is a 1994 English-language French action-thriller film [7][8][9][10] written and directed by Luc Besson. It stars Jean Reno and Gary Oldman, and features the film debut of Natalie Portman.
- Tara Aquino
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- NATALIE PORTMAN’S PARENTS WERE COMPLETELY AGAINST HER PLAYING MATHILDA. It was an extremely complicated role for an 11-year-old: Not only would she have to deal with a broken home and violence, but she’d also have to deal with the unwanted sexualization of a young girl.
- IN THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT, LÉON ACCIDENTALLY WALKS IN ON MATHILDA WHILE SHE'S IN THE SHOWER. Portman’s parents were understandably not comfortable with this scene.
- RENO AND PORTMAN WEREN’T ALLOWED TO REHEARSE THE FILM’S MOST CONTROVERSIAL SCENE, WHERE MATHILDA PUTS ON A DRESS GIVEN TO HER BY LÉON. Up until the moment of the dress scene—which was deleted in the original U.S. theatrical version for its racy content (it would be restored a decade later)—it’s easy to believe that Léon acts as a person stuck between childhood and adult male.
- PORTMAN’S PARENTS ARE THE REASON WHY MATHILDA QUITS SMOKING IN THE FILM. As per the agreement Portman’s parents outlined with Besson, the actress was allowed five fake cigarettes in her hand during the entire film shoot, and she was never allowed to inhale a single one of them.
v.o.a. : The Professional. Durée : 1h49 Suspense France 1994. Violence. Un tueur à gages répondant au nom de Léon prend sous son aile Mathilda, une petite fille de douze ans, seule rescapée du massacre de sa famille. Bientôt, Léon va faire de Mathilda une "nettoyeuse", comme lui. Et Mathilda pourra venger son petit frère...
- Jean Reno
- Luc Besson
- November 18, 1994
Jan 1, 2013. Box Office (Gross USA) $19.0M. Runtime. 1h 55m. Sound Mix. Surround, SDDS, Dolby Digital. Mathilda (Natalie Portman) is only 12 years old, but is already familiar with the dark side ...
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- Luc Besson
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- Jean Reno
S. Golden. Leon (played by Jean Reno) lives in New York and is a professional hit man. One of his neighbors, Mathilda (Natalie Portman), is a 12-year old girl with family problems, one of which is that her father is a petty criminal. One day, a drug kingpin, Stansfield (Gary Oldman), kills her entire family due to something her father did.
Learn more about contributing. Edit page. Léon: The Professional: Directed by Luc Besson. With Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello. 12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's ...
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Nov 18, 1994 · 112 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1994. Roger Ebert. November 18, 1994. 4 min read. History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. So, apparently, do the films of Luc Besson. In 1992 he made “ La Femme Nikita,” which in its cold sadness told the story of a tough street girl who became a professional killer and then a ...
