Anne parillauds little black dress clothes on film. Cesar awards french film industry awards france, 1991 selection 9. Convicted felon nikita, instead of going to jail, is given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a. In 1993 john badham remade it for american audiences as point of no return not quite so fantastic. With peta wilson, don francks, eugene robert glazer, roy dupuis. The television show turned out to be a much bigger success than anyone imagined, which meant the appearance of a. The series was telecast in the united states on the usa network cable channel on january, 1997, and ran for five seasons until march 4, 2001. With anne parillaud, marc duret, patrick fontana, alain lathiere. Nikita is a young lady who with two nihilist friends commit robbery and murder while on drugs. Backed by an industrial electro pop score, sound and visuals converge alongside the protagonists cool couture specifically a little black dress that redefines the use of such a garment on film.
The film stars anne parillaud as the title character, a teen who robs a pharmacy and murders a policeman. The series was also aired in canada on the overtheair ctv television network. French director luc besson the fifth element broke the commercial taboo against femaledriven action movies with this seminal, seductively slick film about a. Internationally acclaimed director luc besson delivers the actionpacked story of nikita anne parillaud, a ruthless street junkie whose killer instincts could make her the perfect weapon, in this french film that was remade as point of no return in the u. The television show turned out to be a much bigger success than anyone imagined, which meant the appearance of a soundtrack was inevitable. Despite its high production values, parents should know that due to the amount of sex and violence included in the film, this movie is inappropriate for children under seventeen. On the surface it is a b grade international intrigue thriller, but. The series was first telecast in north america on the usa network cable channel on january, 1997, and ran for five television seasonsuntil march. Recruited against her will into a secret government organization, nikita is broken and transformed into a sexy, sophisticated lethal. Filmed in montreal by fireworks entertainment prods. A disused tobacco factory in the paris suburb of pantin was used for the film s interiors, the distressed aspect of the crumbling postwar structure adding to the. Dec 11, 2014 nikita full movie subtitled in french nikita film complet soustitree en francais nikita full movie subtitled in german nikita volledige film ondertiteld in het nederlands nikita full movie subtitled in portuguese nikita filme completo com legendas em portugues.
The woman is played by anne parillaud, who projects a feral hostility in the opening scenes, as she joins a crowd of drugaddled friends in holding up a. The story on the surface is absurd and something youd expect from a grade b international intrigue thriller. Luc besson sure know how to fill a film with passion, humanity and action. Black cat, a 1991 hong kong remake of the french film. Nikita is a 1990 french film written and directed by luc besson. It is an effortlessly exciting film that leaves you on the edge of your seat. After her trial she is not executed or taken to prison, but to a school for special operatives. The series was first telecast in north america on the usa network cable channel on january, 1997, and ran for five television. Convicted felon nikita, instead of going to jail, is given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spyassassin.
The film follows nikita, a french street thug and drug addict who murders some policemen after a robbery gone wrong. The series was coproduced by jay firestone of fireworks entertainment and warner bros. I had high hopes for this film and it more than delivered. Director luc bessons film is hightech, streamlined. The series was coproduced by jay firestone of fireworks entertainment and warner bros it was adapted for television by joel surnow. Nikita was the movie that put french film maker luc besson on the international map and spawned not only a us remake but at least two tv spinoffs. Jean reno as victor, the cleaner, a terminatorstyle agent who sweeps in on busted missions. Nikita, a 201020 tv series based on the film and 1997 tv series.
Expectations on what foreign films or french cinema should be influenced the negative criticism. Aclandestine antiterrorist organization fakes the death of a convicted murderer and trains her in the fighting skills necessary to succeed in her new job. Backed by an industrial electro pop score, sound and visuals converge alongside the protagonists cool couture specifically a little black dress that re. The film was remade as the 1993 american film point of no return starring bridget fonda and then in two subsequent television series.