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Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco, known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker. Maïwenn starred in several films as a child, then teen, actress—notably as "Elle, as a child" (the child version of the lead role played by Isabelle Adjani) in the 1983 hit film L'été meurtrier (One Deadly Summer). Following her marriage to direc... more

Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco, known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker.

Maïwenn starred in several films as a child, then teen, actress—notably as "Elle, as a child" (the child version of the lead role played by Isabelle Adjani) in the 1983 hit film L'été meurtrier (One Deadly Summer).

Following her marriage to director Luc Besson and the birth of their daughter in 1993, Maïwenn interrupted her career for several years. During this period, she only appeared in a supporting part in Besson's Léon (1994), in which she was credited as Ouin-Ouin. She also directed the film's making-of. Perhaps Maïwenn's most internationally-seen film role was her appearance as the alien Diva Plavalaguna in Besson's The Fifth Element (1997).

After she and Besson divorced, Maïwenn returned to France. She performed as a stand-up comedian in an autobiographical one-woman-show, and reentered the movie business after several filmmakers saw her comedy routine in Paris. She appeared in several notable movies, including the horror film Haute Tension (English title: High Tension), in which she starred opposite Cécile de France. By the time the film came out in 2003, she had decided she wanted to try directing.

In 2006, Maïwenn wrote and directed her first feature film, Pardonnez-moi, a drama about a dysfunctional family.[6][10] She also starred in the film which earned her nominations for the César Award for Best First Feature Film and César Award for Most Promising Actress in the 2007. Her second film was Le bal des actrices (2009, All About Actresses), in which she appears as herself making a documentary. She achieved international recognition when her third film, the social drama Polisse (2011), won the Jury Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Maïwenn's 2015 film Mon roi was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. She co-wrote, directed, and starred in the 2020 film, DNA, an Official Selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival which was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. She co-wrote, directed, and starred in her first period film, the 2023 film Jeanne du Barry about the life of Madame du Barry with Louis XV portrayed by Johnny Depp, which opened the 2023 Cannes Film Festival out of competition and earned the highest French gross for a Cannes opening film since 2013.

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Léon: The Professional
(1994)
Action, Crime, Drama
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
Runtime:
111 min
Director:
Luc Besson
Cast:
Jean Reno, Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman
8.5
74%
64
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The Fifth Element
(1997)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Runtime:
126 min
Director:
Luc Besson
Cast:
Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker
7.7
71%
52
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High Tension
(2003)
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
Alexandre Aja
Cast:
Cécile de France, Maïwenn, Philippe Nahon, Franck Khalfoun, Andrei Finți
6.8
41%
42
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Polisse
(2011)
Drama, Thriller
Paris, France. Fred and his colleagues, members of the BPM, the Police Child Protection Unit, dedicated to pursuing all sorts of offenses committed against the weakest, must endure the scrutiny of Melissa, a photographer commissioned to graphically document the daily routine of the team.
Runtime:
123 min
Director:
Maïwenn
Cast:
Karin Viard, JoeyStarr, Marina Foïs, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Maïwenn
7.3
87%
74
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One Deadly Summer
(1983)
Drama, Mystery
In spring 1976, a 19-year-old beauty, her German-born mother, and her crippled father move to the town of a firefighter nicknamed Pin-Pon. Everyone notices the provocative Eliane. She singles out Pin-Pon and soon is crying on his shoulder (she's myopic and hates her reputation as a dunce and as easy); she moves in with him, knits baby ...
Runtime:
130 min
Director:
Jean Becker
Cast:
Isabelle Adjani, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Souchon, Alain Souchon, Suzanne Flon
7.3
60%
N/A
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All About Actresses
(2009)
Comedy, Drama
While shooting a documentary about all kinds of actresses, the director falls for one of them.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Maïwenn
Cast:
Jeanne Balibar, Jeanne Balibar, Romane Bohringer, Romane Bohringer, Julie Depardieu
6.6
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Love Is the Perfect Crime
(2013)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Marc, in his 40s, is a professor of literature at the University of Lausanne. Still a bachelor — and still living with his sister Marianne in a huge, isolated chalet that they inherited when they were very young — he carries on one love affair after another with his students. Winter has almost ended when one of his most brilliant stude...
Runtime:
110 min
5.9
N/A
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Forgive Me
(2006)
Comedy
Expectant wife who opens a nasty barrel of worms by filming a documentary about her dysfunctional family.
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Maïwenn
Cast:
Maïwenn, Pascal Greggory, Hélène de Fougerolles
6.5
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Pirate TV
(2012)
Comedy
It all began when camcorders replaced cameras. Making TV programs then became within everyone's reach. Jean-Lou, Yasmina, Victor, Clara, Adonis, and the others didn't only want to create their own television channel, they above all wanted to make a revolution. Thus Télé Gaucho was born, as anarchic and provocative as the main channels ...
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Michel Leclerc
Cast:
Félix Moati, Sara Forestier, Eric Elmosnino, Maïwenn, Zinedine Soualem
6.0
N/A
N/A
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The Courage to Love
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
A picture of humankind in Paris: singers, shows, social gatherings, businessmen, nightclub barmen, bums, shoppers.
Runtime:
103 min
5.9
N/A
N/A
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The Price of Success
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
A comedian's relationship with his family crumbles when his career begins to take off.
Runtime:
92 min
Cast:
Tahar Rahim, Maïwenn, Roschdy Zem, Grégoire Colin, Ali Marhyar
5.7
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Le Genre humain, 1re partie : Les Parisiens
(2004)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director:
Claude Lelouch
Cast:
Maïwenn, Mathilde Seigner, Arielle Dombasle, Agnès Soral
4.9
N/A
N/A
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Osmosis
(2004)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Abel awash in his conquests phone numbers, Remi raises metaphysical questions about his look, Lucia movie fan obscure authors while its Fab him is he loves boxing. Between party, laundromat and small cafe in the sun chronicle their friendship and their complicity.
Runtime:
75 min
Director:
Raphael Fejtö
Cast:
Romain Duris, Clément Sibony, Rachid Djaïdani, Mathilde Bertrandy, Zoé Félix
N/A
N/A
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Double Face
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Double Face
(1987)
TV Movie
Director:
Serge Leroy
Cast:
Maïwenn, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Pascale Roberts, Catherine Alric, Sophie Ladmiral
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La Gamine
(1992)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
A teen girl is wrongfully suspected for a crime. A former cop helps her to proof her innocence. There's only one problem : her behavior brings the two of them more than once in trouble.
Runtime:
89 min
Director:
Hervé Palud
Cast:
Johnny Hallyday, Maïwenn, Jean-François Stévenin, Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
3.6
N/A
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