longue", or "version intégrale". Containing 25 minutes of additional footage, it is sometimes called the "Director's Cut" but Besson refers to the original version as the Director's Cut and the new version as "The Long Version". According to Besson, this is the version he wanted to release, but for the fact that the extra scenes tested poorly with Los Angeles preview audiences. The additional material is found in the film's second act, and it depicts more of the interactions and relationship between Léon and Mathilda, as well as explicitly demonstrating how Mathilda accompanies Léon on several of his hits as "a full co-conspirator", to further her training as a contract killer. References External links 1994 films 1994 action films 1994 action thriller films 1990s English-language films Czech Lion Awards winners (films) English-language French films Fiction about familicide Films about teenagers Films about the American Mafia Films about contract killing in the United States Films about corruption in the United States Films about the Drug Enforcement Administration Films about the New York City Police Department Films about orphans Films directed by Luc Besson Films scored by Éric Serra Films set in apartment buildings Films set in Manhattan Films set in New Jersey Films shot in New Jersey Films shot in New York City Films with screenplays by Luc Besson French action thriller films French films about revenge Gaumont Film Company films Juvenile sexuality in films 1990s French films Foreign films set in the United States