KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM
My films
1990 · 117 min · R

Nikita

Directed by Luc Besson · Action, Thriller

Nikita (1990) is a Action film, directed by Luc Besson set in Paris and Venice during the 1990s. It runs 117 minutes and is rated R.

A espionage, with a tense tone. Themes of identity run throughout.

Composer
Éric Serra
Cinematography
Thierry Arbogast
Cast
Anne ParillaudJean-Hugues AngladeTchéky KaryoJean RenoMarc DuretJeanne MoreauPatrick FontanaRoland Blanche

The world of this film

Setting

Setting
When

Premise & themes

Premise
Themes
Tone
Tense

Shape

Protagonist
Pacing
Propulsive
Based on
Pure Fiction
  • 1966

    A Man and a Woman

    Paris · Deauville · Monte Carlo — 1960s
    Urban · Coastal Seadir. Claude Lelouch
  • 2001

    Amélie

    Paris — 1990s
    Urbandir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  • 2012

    Amour

    Paris — 2010s
    Urbandir. Michael Haneke
  • 1951

    An American in Paris

    Paris — 1950s
    Urbandir. Vincente Minnelli
  • 1997

    Anastasia

    Saint Petersburg · Paris — 1910s · 1920s
    Urbandir. Don Bluth
  • 1969

    Army of Shadows

    Paris · Marseille · London — 1940s
    Urbandir. Jean-Pierre Melville