In 1837, Gustave Auguste Besson ( 1820 – 1874 ) created the Besson brand in Paris with his new cornet.

Buffet Crampon acquires two famous brass instrument brands, Antoine Courtois Paris ( created in 1803 ) and Besson ( created in 1837 ).

Besson directed Arthur and the Invisibles, an adaptation of the first two books of the collection.

* Arthur et les Minimoys ( Arthur and the Invisibles ) ( 2006 by Luc Besson ) ( French voice of Princess Selenia )

* Arthur et la Vengeance de Maltazard ( 2009 by Luc Besson ) ( French voice of Princess Selenia )

* Arthur et la Guerre des Deux Mondes ( 2010 by Luc Besson ) ( French voice of Princess Selenia )

Besson later directed Madonna in the 2007 animated film Arthur and the Invisibles.

Arthur and the Invisibles ( Arthur and the Minimoys in non-English-speaking territories — Arthur et les Minimoys in French-speaking countries ) is a French / American part-animated, part-live action feature film adaptation of the 2002 children's book Arthur et les minimoys / Arthur and the Minimoys, and the 2003 sequel Arthur et la cité interdite / Arthur and the Forbidden City, written by filmmaker Luc Besson, who also directed the film.

A dark ride based around Arthur and the Invisibles is touted, given that the park has launched a working relationship with French director Luc Besson.

The Transporter ( French: Le Transporteur ) is a 2002 French action film directed by Louis Leterrier and Corey Yuen and written by Luc Besson, who was inspired by BMW Films ' The Hire series.

In 1858, following a long series of lawsuits with Adolphe Sax, Gustave-Auguste Besson left Paris to build a factory in London.

Movies which followed in its wake included Betty Blue ( 37 ° 2 le matin, 1986 ) by Beineix, The Big Blue ( Le Grand bleu, 1988 ) by Luc Besson, and The Lovers on the Bridge ( Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, 1991 ) by Léos Carax.

It has been claimed that Besson has written the script for a sequel, which Transporter 3 director Olivier Megaton was to direct and in which Portman would reprise the Mathilda role.

She starred in a music video for the hit title song Pull Marine, which was directed by Luc Besson.

In 1997, Moebius and co-creator Alejandro Jodorowsky sued Luc Besson for using The Incal as inspiration for his movie The Fifth Element, a lawsuit which they lost.

Moebius contributed storyboards and concept designs to numerous science fiction films, including Alien by Ridley Scott, Tron by Disney, The Fifth Element by Luc Besson, Star Wars V, and for Jodorowsky's planned adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune, which was however abandoned in pre-production.

Basic housing allowances were increased and efforts were made to improve social housing for low-income groups via the Besson Act of 1990, which strengthened the rights of families to find and stay in adequate housing.

As usual, Farmer did not shy away from controversy ; " Que mon cœur lâche ", a song dealing with AIDS and sexual relations, is accompanied by a video directed by Luc Besson ( the first time in the singer's career that a video wasn't directed by Boutonnat ) in which Farmer plays an angel sent down to earth by God ( who refuses to send Jesus again, stating that " last time it was a disaster ") to save mankind from itself.

One of her top advisors, Éric Besson, resigned soon afterwards over a disagreement about the costs of this programme, which he believes could reach € 35 billion, while others in the campaign team wanted to delay bringing out that figure. figure was equivalent to that of Mr. Sarkozy's but higher than Mr. Bayrou's, who was becoming a key figure in the race.

However, on French television he has made a number of appearances performing music, and notably appeared in the Luc Besson movie Subway in which he plays ' Enrico the bassist '.

Belle came to fame via his videos which spread on the internet and also via his film work including his most well known film District 13 which was written and produced by Luc Besson.

The song had an accompanying music video, which was directed by Luc Besson, which featured Madonna in front of a greenscreen effect with her walking through a city, until walking into a surreal background.

It is owned by Buffet Crampon, which bought Besson in 2006 from The Music Group.

The company was formed in 1837 by Gustave Auguste Besson, who at the age of 18 produced a revolutionary design of cornet which surpassed all contemporary models.

The music video was directed by Luc Besson and shot on October 28, 2003 at Universal Studios in Universal City, California.

* 1946 – Colette Besson, French runner ( d. 2005 )

In England, companies such as Besson and Boosey and Hawkes specialized in these instruments.

Conversely, French directors have had prolific and influential careers in other countries, such as Luc Besson, Jacques Tourneur, or Francis Veber in the United States.

Luc Besson made Nikita in 1990, a movie that inspired remakes in both United States and in Hong Kong.

The film The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson in 1988, was inspired by his life story ( and the life story of the Italian diver Enzo Maiorca ); Mayol was one of the screenwriters.

* 1922 – Benno Besson, Swiss actor ( d. 2006 )

He appeared in a significant supporting role in the 1997 Luc Besson film The Fifth Element, playing the right-hand man " Right Arm " to evil businessman Mr. Zorg.

** Colette Besson, French track and field athlete ( d. 2005 )

The two have continued to work together throughout their careers, in films produced, written or directed by Besson.

Léon: The Professional (; Original U. S .: The Professional ) is a 1994 English-language French thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson.

Besson described Léon as " Now maybe Jean is playing the American cousin of Victor.

Roger Ebert awarded the film two-and-a-half stars out of four, writing: " It is a well-directed film, because Besson has a natural gift for plunging into drama with a charged-up visual style.

According to Luc Besson, this is the version he wanted to release, but for the fact that the extra scenes tested poorly with Los Angeles preview audiences.

However, in the meantime, Besson left Gaumont Film Company to start his own movie studio, EuropaCorp.

Luc Besson (; born 18 March 1959 ) is a French film director, writer, and producer.

Besson was born in Paris to parents who both worked as Club Med scuba-diving instructors.

This had an influence on his childhood, as Besson planned on becoming a marine biologist.

The family returned to France when Besson was 10.

At the age of 17, Besson had a diving accident that left him unable to dive.

Besson directed and co-wrote the screenplay of this science fiction thriller with the screenwriter, Robert Mark Kamen.

The film is inspired by the French comic books Besson read as a teenager.