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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

Original title: Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec
  • 20102010
  • PGPG
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
21K
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Louise Bourgoin in The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
The year is 1912. Adèle Blanc-Sec, an intrepid young reporter, will go to any lengths to achieve her aims, including sailing to Egypt to tackle mummies of all shapes and sizes. Meanwhile, in Paris, it's panic stations! A 136 million-year old pterodactyl egg on a shelf in the natural history museum has mysteriously hatched, and the bird subjects the city to a reign of terror from the skies. But nothing fazes Adèle Blanc-Sec, whose adventures reveal many more extraordinary surprises...
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An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century and focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century and focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century and focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Luc Besson
  • Writers
    • Luc Besson(screenplay)
    • Jacques Tardi(comic books)
  • Stars
    • Louise Bourgoin
    • Mathieu Amalric
    • Gilles Lellouche
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  • Director
    • Luc Besson
  • Writers
    • Luc Besson(screenplay)
    • Jacques Tardi(comic books)
  • Stars
    • Louise Bourgoin
    • Mathieu Amalric
    • Gilles Lellouche
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    • 66User reviews
    • 131Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre and Louise Bourgoin in The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
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    Louise Bourgoin
    Louise Bourgoin
    • Adèle Blanc-Sec
    Mathieu Amalric
    Mathieu Amalric
    • Dieuleveult
    Gilles Lellouche
    Gilles Lellouche
    • Inspecteur Albert Caponi
    Jean-Paul Rouve
    Jean-Paul Rouve
    • Justin de Saint-Hubert
    Jacky Nercessian
    Jacky Nercessian
    • Marie-Joseph Espérandieu
    Philippe Nahon
    Philippe Nahon
    • Le professeur Ménard
    Nicolas Giraud
    Nicolas Giraud
    • Andrej Zborowski
    Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
    Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
    • Agathe Blanc-Sec
    • (as Laure de Clermont)
    Gérard Chaillou
    • Président Armand Fallières
    Serge Bagdassarian
    Serge Bagdassarian
    • Ferdinand Choupard
    Claire Pérot
    Claire Pérot
    • Nini les Gambettes
    François Chattot
    • Raymond Pointrenaud
    Stanislas de la Tousche
    • Le chauffeur Pointrenaud
    Youssef Hajdi
    Youssef Hajdi
    • Aziz
    Mohamed Aroussi
    • Traître égyptien
    Moussa Maaskri
    Moussa Maaskri
    • Akbar
    Mostefa Zerguine
    • Setimothep
    Sayed Mohamed
    • Le pécheur égyptien
    • Director
      • Luc Besson
    • Writers
      • Luc Besson(screenplay)
      • Jacques Tardi(comic books)
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    • Trivia
      When the Pharoah mummy is admiring the Louvre courtyard, he says that a pyramid should be added to it. This film is set in 1912, and a pyramid was added to the courtyard in 1989.
    • Goofs
      Near the opening scenes, immediately after the can-can scene, when Mr Ferdinand Choupard arrives in front of the Jeanne D'Arc monument, the speaker says he's in the "place des pyramides" but it appears the place got this name only in 5 January 1932: in 1911, at the time when the story goes, its name was still "place de Rivoli".
    • Quotes

      Adèle Blanc-Sec: [repeated line]

      Adèle Blanc-Sec: Into my arms!

    • Crazy credits
      In the credits there is a little story about the great wildlife hunter after he shot the prehistoric pterodactyl.
    • Alternate versions
      US version was cut by ca. 2 minutes to secure a PG rating. The scene where Adèle takes a bath was edited to remove nudity and smoking. In addition Professor Espérandieu's beheading and Adèle's accident at the tennis game were edited to remove frightening images.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Special Collector's Edition: Titanic - 1ª Edición (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Can Can No. 3
      Written by Jacques Offenbach

      Performed by The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

      Conducted by Erich Kunzel (as Eric Kunzel)

    User reviews66

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    8/10
    Funny entertainment
    "Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec" is just the kind of movie you would like to see after a day of hard work. It's funny, crazy without being stupid, rich in adventure. This zany comedy may not be faithful to the original comic (I haven't read it) and the story is hardly believable but it's certainly entertaining with nice costumes, beautiful sets from early 20th century Paris and good actors.Children ten or older will love the adventure thing in the movie, with dinosaurs, talking mummies and secret Egyptian tombs. Weird, freaky, sometimes a little bit scary and always funny. Louise Bougoin(Adèle) is beautifully charming, clever and funny, as well as the rest of the cast.

    This movie has got a little "Amélie Poulain" feeling with its fantasy, and if the plot isn't very credible, I still had a very good time watching it for it's always surprising and hilarious.
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    • Release date
      • April 14, 2010 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Adèle and the Secret of the Mummy
    • Filming locations
      • Cairo, Egypt
    • Production companies
      • EuropaCorp
      • Apipoulaï
      • TF1 Films Production
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €31,340,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,604,339
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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