This still exemplifies the thematic ideas of alienation, misery, and doomed love present in cinema du look. Mathilda is the epitome of an outcast; she is a girl with no family or friends and no place to go. She falls in love with Léon, but that relationship is doomed from the start. Mathilda holding a gun to her head in despair, asking Léon to prove his love for her creates a representation of the dark thematic undertones, as well as an intriguing visual image. The stark contrast of a 12-year-old girl with a pistol held to her own head crafts the shocking visual elements that make up cinema du look.
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Cinema du Look 