Virginie Besson-Silla (born 1972) is a Canadian-French film producer. She has made a variety of different films including
action films,
romantic films, comic
adaptation
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s,
biographical film
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s and an animation.
Life and career
Silla was born in
Ottawa
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,
Ontario, the daughter of a Senegalese diplomat and a French physiotherapist.
She is the sister-in-law of actor
Vincent Perez by her sister, Karine Silla, who is an actress and author.
Since her marriage in 2004 to
Luc Besson, Virginie has been known as Virginie Silla-Besson or Virginie Besson-Silla. The couple has three children.
In 2010, ''
Time'' quoted Luc saying she was a more perfect producer than he was and that she hereby enabled him to focus on directing his artistically most demanding, sumptuous film ''
The Lady'' (2011).
Filmography
*2001: ''
Yamakasi''
*2002: ''
Peau d'Ange''
*2003: ''
La Felicita, le bonheur ne coûte rien''
*2004: ''
À ton image
''À ton image'' is a 2004 French film directed by Aruna Villiers. The story, based on the 1998 novel ''À ton image'' by Louise L. Lambrichs, is about a couple whose desire for a child leads them onto dangerous ground.
Plot
Haunted by painful me ...
''
*2005: ''
Au suivant !''
*2005: ''
Revolver
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''
*2006: ''
Love and Other Disasters''
*2007: ''
The Secret''
*2010: ''
From Paris with Love''
*2010: ''
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
''The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec'' (french: link=no, Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec) is a gaslamp fantasy comic book series first appearing in 1976 written and illustrated by French comics artist Jacques Tardi a ...
''
*2011: ''
The Lady''
*2012: ''
La mécanique du cœur
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La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
''
*2013: ''
The Dream Kids
''The Dream Kids'' (french: Les petits princes) is a 2013 French comedy-drama film directed by Vianney Lebasque.
Plot
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*2014: ''
3 Days to Kill
''3 Days to Kill'' is a 2014 action thriller film directed by McG and written by Luc Besson and Adi Hasak. It stars Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Richard Sammel, and Eriq Ebouaney. It was released on 21 February 20 ...
''
*2014: ''
Lucy''
*2017: ''
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets''
References
External links
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Virginie Sillaat
Unifrance
{{DEFAULTSORT:Besson-Silla, Virginie
1972 births
Living people
People from Ottawa
French women film producers
French film producers
French people of Senegalese descent
Canadian film producers