t-cells within the human body. Instead of a celebration for this big discovery in modern medicine, Dr. Gallo is greeted with a four year investigation into his work on the presumption that Dr. Gallo stole the work from an independent doctor named Luc Montagnier of the
New currents in European cinema began to arise in the nineteen eighties. Globalization radically impacted the form and content of cinema much in the same way that it reshaped politics and economics. With the formation of the European Union, the destruction of the fracturing of the Soviet Republic, and the advent of the internet, artistic sensibilities began to blur across country lines. This is not to say that nations ceased to have their specific cultural relevancy within their films. Rather, they
Mise-en-scene, Cinematography and Sound in the Film Leon (Luc Besson) 1994 In the opening sequence of Leon, Besson uses a travelling aerial shot of a lake followed by a huge park, which is finally dominated by huge, cosmopolitan skyscrapers. The camera rests here to show the contrast in jungle and urban life. We then enter the urban city, where several travelling shots going through the streets are used giving an apparent sense of setting and location. The added use of non-diagetic
Outcome: A total of 74 members of Order of the Solar Temple died from various mass murder-suicides between 1994 and 1997 in Switzerland, Canada and France. The first known instance was the murder of Tony Dutroit and his wife and son. Dutroit was a member of the cult, but spoke out against it upon realising its hypocrisy and deception and left. Soon after, he, his wife Nicky and son Emmanuel were the victims of a grisly murder in Morin Heights, Québec, committed by members of the cult. It was believed
In Andrew O. Thompson’s ‘Astral Grandeur’, ASC discusses the work and mentality of French director Luc Besson and his work on the The Fifth Element (1997). The article, within its’ four pages, interviews both Besson and his director of cinematography, Thierry Arbogast, on the collaboration in the look for each frame and the desired look that Besson wanted for the 90s hit. Thompson learns that unlike his other films within the last two decades before it, Besson desired a ‘comic-book’ atmosphere for
The Fifth Element is Leeloo, a supreme being that is needed to save the world. Leeloo not only looks perfect but is intelligent and can fight a bunch of people off without a sweat. Her capabilities are not nearly as noticed as her looks are. Leeloo is stared at and is called perfect fifty percent of the movie, and not because she kicks ass. Korben decides to help Leeloo and is looked upon as the hero of the movie even though Leeloo is the one who holds the power to save the world. Leeloo is only
Director Luc Besson’s 1997 film “The Fifth Element” is an incredibly imaginative futuristic film depicting the cycle of good and evil and the human factor involved with the infinite battle. Besson carefully constructs this film to provide a human feeling to the film, providing emotional gateways and glimpses of a character’s intentions or purpose using frequent symbolism. In addition to symbolism the use of vibrant color and lighting, or the lack of, is carefully considered within each shot which
for help. The movie falls into the crime, thriller and drama genres. Providing well-balanced attention to all three throughout. This plays into the movie's overall feel, that being European with an undertone of Hollywood. Coming from French filmmaker Luc Besson It is no wonder the pacing of action among drama appears very selective and not reflective of Hollywood action movies in terms of narrative or characterisation which is often supplemented for spectacular visuals. Instead, we see Besson’s work
On the surface, Luc Bensson's creation of The Fifth Element (1997) can be presumed to be just another Sci-fi movie on the market. Yet, with the creative genius of Jean Paul Gaultier being the creator of each costume on set the movie was deemed to be a masterful success visually as well as innovatively. Gaultier is known for being 'the enfant terrible of fashion, and his amazingly imaginative works' (Swift, 2014) and he didn't disappoint this time round, Gaultier challenged the stereotype of gender
The Fifth Element: Out With the New, In With the Old The Fifth Element (1997) is a science-fiction genre film with a huge sense of humor. Director Luc Besson has already established a career full of films similar to it, each with a mix of action, comedy, and romance (ie: Taxi, Nikita, Leon, etc.). The Fifth Element is not an exception, and the overarching scheme is the same: beautiful and perhaps exotic girl in trouble, a common, maybe even down-in-the-dumps lonely-guy ready to fight in order to