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Léon: The Professional

Luc Besson · 1994 CE · Film · French · Contemporary

An illiterate Italian hitman in Little Italy waters a houseplant, drinks milk and takes contracts through a local restaurateur; when corrupt narcotics agents kill the family down the hall, the twelve-year-old daughter knocks and he lets her in. She wants to learn his trade in order to use it. Besson's first work shot in New York, and Natalie Portman's debut.

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Attributes

Genre
Crime / NoirThriller
Theme
Justice & RevengeLoyaltyLoss of InnocenceIsolation & Alienation
Archetype (Jung / Campbell)
Anti-HeroEverymanMentor
Plot structure
Revenge CycleThe Chase
Symbol / motif
The CityThe TreeBlood
Conflict
vs Personvs Society
Mode / tone
NoirTragic
Culture / tradition
French

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