Léon: The Professional レオン （まとめ）

レオン

今週はリュック・ベッソン監督・脚本、ジャン・レノ、ナタリー・ポートマン、ゲーリー・ロールドマン出演の『レオン』をお送りした。うーん、英語学習を通じて映画のシーンを思い出して、なんだか泣けてきたな。エンディングのスティングによる曲 "Shape of my Heart"がまた良かったよね。ほんとに良い映画だ。また改めてDVDで観たい。

Léon: The Professional レオン （４）

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When Mathilda returns home from grocery shopping, an NYPD ESU team sent by Stansfield takes her hostage and attempts to infiltrate Léon's apartment. Léon ambushes the ESU team and grabs Mathilda.

Back in his apartment, Léon creates a quick escape for Mathilda by smashing a hole in an air shaft. He reassures her and tells her that he loves her and that she has given him "a taste for life", moments before the police come for him.

Léon: The Professional レオン （３）

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Mathilda quickly discovers that Léon is a "cleaner", or hit man. She begs him to take care of her and to teach her his skills as a cleaner. She wants to avenge the murder of her four-year-old brother, telling Léon that he was the only one of her family she loved.

Léon shows her how to use guns, including a scoped rifle. In return, she runs his errands, cleans his apartment, and teaches him how to read. Several times Mathilda tells Léon "I love you", but he offers no response.

Léon: The Professional レオン （２）

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Leone "Léon" Montana (Jean Reno) is a hitman (or "cleaner", as he refers to himself) living a solitary life in New York City's Little Italy. His work comes from a mafioso named Tony (Danny Aiello), who operates from the "Supreme Macaroni Company" restaurant.

Léon spends his idle time engaging in calisthenics, nurturing a houseplant that early on he describes as his "best friend", and (in one scene) watching old Gene Kelly musicals.

Léon: The Professional レオン （１）

レオン

今週は、『レオン』。言わずと知れたリュック・ベッソン監督・脚本、ジャン・レノ、ナタリー・ポートマン、ゲーリー・オールドマン出演の感動作だ。

今月はバレンタインデーとアカデミー賞にちなんだ作品を・・・と思っていたけど、本作レオンは実は公開された1994年のアカデミー賞にノミネートもされていない。リュック・ベッソン、ジャン・レノと、フランス色が強いけどアメリカ映画なのになぜ・・・。こんなに名作なのに。