But he’s one of the few male action auteurs who has displayed a consistent interest in female protagonists, from Angel-A ’s title character to Leon ’s Matilda to Nikita in La Femme Nikita , his breakout film, released nearly 25 years ago.
Another even more zany film is Angel-A (2007), an intriguing story about a quirky, leggy blonde angel who comes to Paris on a mission of mercy to show a self-destructive and petty man his worth.