Mathilda, a 12yearold girl, is reluctantly taken in by leon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. When his neighbours family is wiped out by crooked cops on a bungled drugs bust, ice cool hitman leon finds himself looking after the sole survivor 12yearold mathilde. Jean reno s seems to focus more on the work he did leading up to leon whereas natalie portmans is more a story of what happened during the filming. Jean reno celebrity profile check out the latest jean reno photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Ricky gervais at the golden globes 2020 all of his bits chained duration. Dec 25, 2006 ricky gervais at the golden globes 2020 all of his bits chained duration. Le chef is a 2012 french film, coincidentally released just as favreaus comedy rolls out in american cinemas. Film complet comedie christian clavier jean reno les. Natalie was just 12 when she filmed her first movie image. Jean reno was born juan moreno y herrerajimenez in casablanca, morocco, to spanish parents from andalucia who moved to north africa to seek work. But when his nextdoor neighbors are wiped out by a loosecannon dea agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12yearold mathilda regarder leon. Jean reno is leon, a kind of a killer with a heart of gold character. He began studying drama and has credits in french television and theater as well as films. Jean reno biography and filmography jean reno movies.
Natalie portman speaks out about being sexualized at age 12. His baggage is his father, a master french chef of fine cuisine living in burgundy. Natalie portman experienced sexual terrorism after appearing in. French actor, jean reno is the loner hitman, leon, and the younger natalie portman is mathilda, a 12yearold orphan and wannabe assassin.
Admittedly, insulting someones profession is not a classic opening gambit. The film stars john lund, doris singleton, john archer, angela greene and alan hale. Impossible 1996, and roseannas grave 1997, reno successfully pleased both his testosteronedriven male fan base and his more sensitive female followers. Jean reno to star in ukrainianfrench film, 112 jean. Jean reno and natalie portman leon in the professional. Barts on tuesday where they were houseguests of french rocker johnny hallyday and his wife, according to french news agency lci. Jean reno holds a lu 216 hand grenade and a glock 17l as charly mattei in 22 bullets 2010. Affair in reno is a 1957 american comedic crime adventure film directed by r. Leon jean reno, who lives down the hall, tends to his houseplants and.
The film was released on february 15, 1957, by republic pictures. Bessons first american film boasted a strong performance from jean reno, a striking debut by natalie portman, and a loveitorhateit, overthetop turn by gary oldman. Jean reno internet movie firearms database guns in movies. July 30, 1948 jean reno was born in casablanca, morocco to spanish andalusian parents who moved to north africa to escape the fascism of francisco franco. Juan moreno y herrerajimenez born 30 july 1948, known as jean reno french. A magician sends the duke along with his faithful servant andre le pate to twentyfirst century chicago. The professional 1994 was a controversial film at the time of its release. Stream gratuit leon, the top hit man in new york, has earned a rep as an effective cleaner. French actor jean reno enjoying his caribbean vacation. Jean reno holds a twotone vektor sp1 as ange leoni in the corsican file lenquete corse 2004. The professional was released 20 years ago this year and is undeniably one of cinemas most enduring action classics. Check out the trailer starring jean reno, gary oldman, and natalie portman. For a story so focused on the subject of death, the character of marcello is the embodiment of vitality, and his various efforts to keep his fellow townsmen alive so they dont take up the. The professional starring jean reno, gary oldman, natalie portman.
Jean reno has excelled in a range of film roles, from action heroes to jokers. Jean reno looks a bit upset when i tell him that i dont like interviewing actors. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protegee and learns the assassins trade. It is the second film directed by daniele thompson, after the 1999 release seasons beatings. Jean reno as maxime dubreuil valeria golino as lieutenant julia molina. The film is full of charismatic performances, but jean reno steals the show by a narrow margin. Overall, brilliant film made better by the extra scenes and the great quality blu ray transfer. Vf voir voir film leon streaming vf vostfr gratuit. Impossible, ronin and couples retreat, but also in european productions such as the french films les visiteurs 1993 and leon 1994 along with the 2005 italian film. In the years that followed, reno made it a point to act in one french film for each american film in which he appeared, and with stateside roles in french kiss 1995, mission. In this englishlanguage frenchukrainian film, jean reno plays a legendary hit man, the kind of role he has played well many. Vf voir voir film leon streaming vf vostfr gratuit tv. Aug 21, 2008 reno, and his wife, zofia, arrived in st. He has worked in french, english, japanese, spanish and italian productions.
Jean reno holds a taurus raging bull as hubert fiorentini in wasabi 2001. Mercedes ruehl is also warm and lovely in the title role. Reno appeared in films such as crimson rivers, godzilla, the. Feb 12, 2014 jean reno and natalie portman in the film, leon. Le premier cercle film complet en francais youtube. The professional behind the scenes of luc bessons 1994 film, leon.
Jean reno biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Jean renos seems to focus more on the work he did leading up to leon whereas natalie portmans is more a story of what happened during the filming. Jean renos best movies oct 18, 2012 most american filmgoers didnt know who he was prior to the professional in 1994, but jean reno was already a cesarnominated titan of french cinema at that point and his filmography has only broadened in the nearly 20 years since, with comedies, dramas, and bigbudget action pictures being added to the list along the way. Impossible, the pink panther, ronin, les visiteurs, wasabi, the big blue, hector and the search for. Reno has six children from three marriages, and has been married to the. Realise par luc besson avec jean reno, gary oldman, natalie. Gary oldman as corrupt dea agent norman stansfield. The oscar winner said she was so excited when the film was released in 1994. Leon starred natalie portman in her first film role alongside french star jean reno and introduced a distinct visual style to worldwide cinema audiences. Famous french actor jean reno is to play the main character in the ukrainianfrench film the last step, as ukraines state agency on cinema informed on facebook. His first two marriages both ended in divorce, and. The professional film complet live streaming films.
Leon 1994 luc besson jean reno, gary oldman, natalie. Working in french, english, and italian, he has appeared not only in numerous successful hollywood productions such as the pink panther, godzilla. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Rent jean reno movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Hektorova cesta aneb hledani stesti 2014 hector and the search for happiness.
Jean reno, gary oldman, natalie portman and danny aiello star in the. Working in french, english, and italian, he has appeared not only in numerous successful hollywood productions such as the pink panther, godzilla, the da vinci code, mission. Mathilda, a 12 yearold girl, is reluctantly taken in by leon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. With jean reno, gary oldman, natalie portman, danny aiello. Leon official 4k trailer starring jean reno, gary oldman and. Waiting for anya 2019 doorman 2018 the adventurers 2017. Jean reno honored at the karlovy vary international film. The fathers constant disapproval of felixs cuisine inventions has discouraged felix from being a fine cuisine chef himself. Jean reno internet movie firearms database guns in.
The complete interviews are available on the youtube channel dw books. Luc bessons first film in english is, nevertheless, a french film in terms of style, editing and its boldness in story and. The extra scenes also show mathilda when she accompanies leon on. December 27 2018 at gorgeous fashion and style inspiration cultural trends and global brands clothing and wardrobe choices bargain and luxury shopping haute couture shows for. Mathilda, crying about her brothers murder and her stepmother i was more of a mother to him than thaat goddamn pig ever was. The deluxe editions additional 25 minutes of film is found in the films second act, and it shows more. The french culinary comedy le chef is not to be confused with the delicious and more substantial jon favreau farce chef, in theaters at the same time. Decalage horaire is a 2002 film starring juliette binoche and jean reno. Jean reno is felix, a confirmed misanthrope, on his way to a funeral in munich for the mother of an exwife.
Oct 06, 2012 bessons first american film boasted a strong performance from jean reno, a striking debut by natalie portman, and a loveitorhateit, overthetop turn by gary oldman. An odd subject for a film, but one that gives jean reno licence to perform what is probably his best comedy role to date. 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. Strong presence for french cinema and unifrance films at the beijing intl film festival. The film stars jean reno as the titular mob hitman. Also starring gary oldman and danny aiello, leon is widely regarded as a genre classic and one of the best action films. The adventurers, starring andy lau and jean reno andrew parker august 17, 2017 2.