Léon: The Professional
Léon: The Professional (titled Leon outside the United States) is a 1994 English-language French action-thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson. It stars Jean Reno and Gary Oldman, and features the film debut of Natalie Portman. The plot centers on Léon (Reno), a professional hitman who reluctantly takes in twelve-year-old Mathilda Lando (Portman) after her family is murdered by corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration agent Norman Stansfield (Oldman). Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protégée and learns the hitman's trade. The film was released in France by Gaumont and internationally through Gaumont Buena Vista International on 14 September 1994 and received mostly positive reviews from critics.
There was someone a long time ago. Before l came to the States. Her father didn't want her to see me. She was from a very respectable family. Mine was, you know. . . . . .not so respectable. Her dad went nuts every time she'd take off to see me. But she still snuck off to see you, right? Right. You see, nothing can stop love, Leon.
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Manolo, take the kids in the kitchen. l have a lot of respect for your business, Tony. When you've killed for us in the past, we've always been satisfied. And that's exactly why today is going to be very, very hard for me. l hope you'll excuse my mood. My man was killed right here on your turf, and the Chinks tell me that the hitman was kind of the. . .
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Relax, everything's fine. - Sleep well? - l never really sleep. - Got one eye open always. - Oh, l forgot. You know, l never saw someone with one eye open snore so much. - l snore? - Like a baby. l'm gonna go get some milk for breakfast. l won't be long. Don't forget the code when you come back. Two knocks, then one, and two knocks again, right? Right.
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