the Fifth Element is a Franco-American film of Luc Besson, left in 1997.

Synopsis

In a near future an extraterrestrial vessel explodes near the ground. Only survives it an embryonic mass which, recovered by the soldiers, is moulted in a superb red-headed young woman, Leeloo ( Leeloo Mina Lekatariba Laminatcha Ekbat D Sebat ). Frightened, this one escapes from the HQ before falling on the taxi of Korben Dallas which, like all the other vehicles, moves in the airspace of the city. Taking made and causes for it, Korben, old agent of the security forces, the assistance to flee its prosecutors and leads it in the Cornelius father, who recognizes in it… the fifth element. All three will have to find a case containing four stones representing each one an element (ground, fire, air, water) which, once joined together with the fifth element, form the only weapon known against the evil incarnated by a meteorite which moves towards the Earth.

Data sheet

• Title: the Fifth Element
• English Title: The Fifth Element
• Realizer: Luc Besson
• Scenario: Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen
• Production: Patrice Ledoux for Gaumont
• Music: Eric Tightened
• Film américano - French
• Langue of turning: English
• very public Film (in France); PG-13 for MPAA

Distribution

• Bruce Willis (VF: Bernard Métraux) : Major Korben Dallas
• Milla Jovovich (VF: Barbara Kelsch) : Leeloo
• Gary Oldman (VF: Dominique Collignon-Maurin) : Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
• Ian Holm (VF: Michel Ruhl) : Priest Vito Cornelius
• Chris Tucker (VF: Tom Novembre) : DJ Ruby Rhod
• Tommy “Tiny” To list Jr. (VF: Jean-Michel Martial) : President Lindberg
• Maïwenn Besco (VF: Maïwenn Besco) : The Diva
• Charlie Creed-Miles (VF: Julien Sibre) : David
• Luke Perry: Billy
• Brion James: General Munro

Around film

• Luc Besson took care that the film is of French nationality taking into consideration selection criteria various, as well in the financial montage for which Gaumont assumed the total responsibility, that the nomination of French at the post offices technique-key (photography, music, assembly, etc) taken into account in particular for the Césars or the Oscars. This categorization makes it possible to obtain for film an financial aid of the National center of cinematography (CNC).
• the film received a reception of the rather cold public in the United States (63 million dollars), which enough astonishing taking into account very American casting however (Bruce Willis at the head of poster). The receipts of film will be caught up with abroad or they will bring back 200 million dollars.

Rewards

• César of the best realizer 1998: Luc Besson
• César of best photography 1998: Thierry Arbogast
• César of the best decoration 1998: daN Weil
• BAFTA of the best special effects 1998: Mark Stetson, Karen E. Goulekas, Nick Allder, Neil Corbould and Nick Dudman

See too

• Photographs of the film

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