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Nikita

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Anne Parillaud in Nikita (1990)
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Convicted felon, Nikita, isn't going to jail; she's given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin.Convicted felon, Nikita, isn't going to jail; she's given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin.Convicted felon, Nikita, isn't going to jail; she's given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin.
IMDb RATING
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73K
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POPULARITY
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    • Luc Besson
    • Luc Besson
  • Stars
    • Anne Parillaud
    • Marc Duret
    • Patrick Fontana
    • Luc Besson
    • Luc Besson
  • Stars
    • Anne Parillaud
    • Marc Duret
    • Patrick Fontana
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    • 185User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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    Anne Parillaud
    Anne Parillaud
    • Nikita…
    Marc Duret
    Marc Duret
    • Rico
    Patrick Fontana
    • Coyotte
    Alain Lathière
    • Zap
    Laura Chéron
    • La punk
    Jacques Boudet
    Jacques Boudet
    • Le pharmacien
    Helene Aligier
    • La pharmacienne
    Pierre-Alain de Garrigues
    • Flic pharmacie
    Patrick Pérez
    • Flic pharmacie
    • (as Patrick Perez)
    Bruno Randon
    • Flic pharmacie
    Vincent Skimenti
    • Flic pharmacie
    Roland Blanche
    • Flic interrogatoire
    Joseph Teruel
    • Stagiaire flic
    Jacques Disses
    • Avocat
    Stéphane Fey
    • Président tribunal
    • (as Stephane Fey)
    Philippe Dehesdin
    • 1er magistrat
    Michel Brunot
    • 2ème magistrat
    Rodolph Freytt
    • 1er infirmier
      • Luc Besson
      • Luc Besson
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    • Trivia
      The first scene Nikita appears in was the first scene Anne Parillaud shot. Despite having only one line Luc Besson had Parillaud deliver nearly a hundred takes. Parillaud later found out that he used the second take in the movie.
    • Goofs
      The cameraman is reflected in the bathtub when Marie takes a bath after returning from the embassy.
    • Quotes

      Amande: There are two things that are infinite: femininity and means to take advantage of it.

    • Alternate versions
      The English dubbed version featured John Tremaine as the voice of Tchéky Karyo's character Bob.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze/The Comfort of Strangers/Defending Your Life/Mister Johnson/La Femme Nikita (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      LA PETITE MUSIQUE DE NUIT
      Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as MOZART)

      Performed by Scottish Chamber Orchestra

      Conducted by Raymond Leppard

      Courtesy of Erato

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    7/10
    French thriller finely directed by Luc Besson about a violent junkie who becomes undercover assassin
    Exciting and stirring movie that is remade in American style by John Badham (1993) . A gang of armed drug-addicts break into a shop to try and steal drugs to fuel their habit and then takes place a bloody tour of force . However, the police arrive too fast and all addicts but one are killed .The hardened criminal (Anne Parillaud , role subsequently played by Bridget Fonda) , a punk-junkie sociopath acts with consistence violence, even in police custody and is given a life sentence .But after being drugged by her captors she wakes up to find that she has been spared in order to train her as a government assassin . However, top-secret agency official (a Svengali alike ,Tcheky Karyo , character interpreted in the American version by Gabriel Byrne))arranges a stage , so she can be elaborately trained as phantom killer and subdued into obedience. After a dramatic transformation, she is allowed to leave and start a new life for herself .On her eventual release she turns into a sophisticated girl thanks to an old lady (Jeanne Moreau , role also acted by Anne Bancroft) . As a cover, she gets a new identity . And with a wonderful house-mate, a broad-minded, gentle boyfriend (Jean Hugues Anglade , posteriorly performed by Dermot Mulroney) . The two fall in love, but that complicates jobs. His good influence extends to breeding her a conscience that puts love over business, alas unlike agency. However, she begins to discover that there is more to life than she previously thought and soon begins to wish she could escape from her obligation. But the government aren't so easy to evade .

    This exciting noir-thriller is packed with thrills , tension , suspense and lots of noisy action .From the start to the ending the action pace is fast moving, provides fast and furious entertainment with spectacular scenes. Displays nonstop action and is extremely entertaining and thrilling . Some scenes are brutal and with a load of violence. Still it's a good movie, I think furthermore the incredible chemistry between Parillaud and Karyo ,the plot was moving and intense , it makes you want to know what happens after . Anne Parillaud is pretty good as the heroine who turns in violent tendencies to patriotic use , both as the anti-social rebel of the early scenes and the sophisticated, seductive young lady of the later ones . It benefits enormously from a memorably assured performances from veteran as Jeanne Moreau , Jean Reno , Philippe Leroy and Jean Bouise whom is dedicated the movie . Atmospheric musical score by Eric Serra , though with excessive use of synthesizer . Colorful cinematography by Thierry Arbogast and perfectly remastered . The motion picture is lavishly produced and well directed by Luc Besson with his ordinary visual pyrotechnics . He often casts Jean Reno and music always by Eric Serra. Besson is the greatest producer and director from France with hits as ¨Leon¨ , ¨Joan of Arc¨ , ¨The fifth element¨ , the ¨Taxi¨ series , ¨Big blue¨ , ¨Arthur and the Minimois¨ , of course ¨Nikita¨ and many others .
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    • Release date
      • April 1991 (United States)
      • France
      • Italy
      • French
      • Italian
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Restaurant Le Train Bleu, Gare de Lyon, Paris 12, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Gaumont
      • Les Films du Loup
      • Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
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    • 1 hour 57 minutes
      • Dolby Stereo

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