Natalie Portman started acting very young and Leon: The Professional (The Perfect Assassin as it was known in Latin America) was the film that opened the doors of the entertainment industry for him. But almost 30 years after its premiere, it has details that make the actress somewhat uncomfortable.
This is how she revealed herself in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporterthis as part of the promotion of the film May December who is starring now In that talk, Natalie remembered a little of her trajectory, highlighting the stage of that tape in which he debuted with only 13 years of age.
Natalie Portman reveals that ‘Leon: The Professional’ gives her a bit of a cringe right now
Natalie Portman appeared in Leon: The Professional playing a girl who, after a series of circumstances between her family and the police, is orphaned. And that at that moment that her neighbor, a rather skilled contract killer, adopts her -to put it in some way-, she is cared for by some dangerous and bloodthirsty agents, In addition to training her in the use of weapons.
The film was directed by Luc Besson and although it is a tape that today is quite well valued, it also aroused quite a lot of criticism. Because? Above all, due to the fact that the adolescent character seems to fall in love with the murderer already in years, in addition to the fact that the image of Portman, as the actress has said, became sexualized at some point.
Natalie Portman does not hold back when it comes to commenting on the degree of discomfort she feels with the film. She said so in this recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, where she revealed that after a long time, she hThere are certain aspects of the film that I find embarrassing.
“It’s a movie that’s still beloved, and people come to me for it more than anything else I’ve done, and it gave me my career. But definitely, when you see her now, she has some cringy (embarrassing) aspects to say the least. So, yes, it’s complicated for me.” said Natalie Portman about Leon: The Professional.
