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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

Original title: Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec
  • 20102010
  • PGPG
  • 1h 47m
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6.2/10
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Louise Bourgoin in Les aventures extraordinaires d'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.
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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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    • 65User reviews
    • 131Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Louise Bourgoin
    Louise Bourgoin
    • Adèle Blanc-Secas Adèle Blanc-Sec
    Mathieu Amalric
    Mathieu Amalric
    • Dieuleveultas Dieuleveult
    Gilles Lellouche
    Gilles Lellouche
    • Inspecteur Albert Caponias Inspecteur Albert Caponi
    Jean-Paul Rouve
    Jean-Paul Rouve
    • Justin de Saint-Hubertas Justin de Saint-Hubert
    Jacky Nercessian
    Jacky Nercessian
    • Marie-Joseph Espérandieuas Marie-Joseph Espérandieu
    Philippe Nahon
    Philippe Nahon
    • Le professeur Ménardas Le professeur Ménard
    Nicolas Giraud
    Nicolas Giraud
    • Andrej Zborowskias Andrej Zborowski
    Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
    Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
    • Agathe Blanc-Secas Agathe Blanc-Sec
    • (as Laure de Clermont)
    Gérard Chaillou
    • Président Armand Fallièresas Président Armand Fallières
    Serge Bagdassarian
    Serge Bagdassarian
    • Ferdinand Choupardas Ferdinand Choupard
    Claire Pérot
    Claire Pérot
    • Nini les Gambettesas Nini les Gambettes
    François Chattot
    • Raymond Pointrenaudas Raymond Pointrenaud
    Stanislas de la Tousche
    • Le chauffeur Pointrenaudas Le chauffeur Pointrenaud
    Youssef Hajdi
    Youssef Hajdi
    • Azizas Aziz
    Mohamed Aroussi
    • Traître égyptienas Traître égyptien
    Moussa Maaskri
    Moussa Maaskri
    • Akbaras Akbar
    Mostefa Zerguine
    • Setimothepas Setimothep
    Sayed Mohamed
    • Le pécheur égyptienas 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 reviews65

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    7/10
    Luc Besson's almost family-friendly fantasy
    An interesting alternative to Spielberg's Tintin. This adaption of a French graphic novel compares in many ways. Besson uses actors to represent comic book characters rather than the far more expensive motion-captured, computer-generated people of Tintin.

    That's not to say there aren't extensive visual effects in Adèle. CGI portrays impossible characters, like the pterodactyl. Digital compositing is used to present Paris and Egypt of a hundred years ago. And for the more grotesque and bizarre human characters, there are elaborate prosthetic make-ups.

    Adèle is on a trip to Peru to complete her latest book. That's what her publisher thinks. She's actually in Egypt raiding tombs. Why has she lied, and what has this to do with a pterodactyl terrorising Paris? The police can't believe that a prehistoric animal has killed a senior politician, they need to solve the case fast, no matter how much Adèle gets in their way...

    Like the Tintin stories, there's a detailed and realistic presentation of the past, but with more magical and fantasy elements. Like Tintin, Adèle is also a writer, giving her the opportunity to travel. Similarly, her only real advantages are knowledge, contacts and personality - she doesn't bow to convention. It may not be ladylike to ride a camel, but if she needs to learn, she will. With a burning desire to succeed, she overcomes the odds with little more than an umbrella and a bag of bird seed...

    As a newcomer to the stories, I loved the completely unpredictable nature of the story, and it's always nice to see a guillotine in action... This wasn't as consistently funny as it wanted to be, but maybe I was missing out on the Frenchier in-jokes. It could almost be a family film, though some of the more intense drama and some casual nudity might not be for younger viewers.

    Luc Besson has mentioned that this story was a childhood favourite of his. He spent many years gaining the trust of the author, Jacques Tardi, who'd already dealt with three film studios trying to adapt the story. While this isn't as dark or as adult as many of Besson's earlier films, I think that's because he's committed himself to being as faithful to the original story as possible. While more likely to be the producer nowadays, after writing the script he couldn't allow another director make this one.

    I haven't read any of the original stories yet, but I will. Actress Louise Bourgoin is far more beautiful than the grumpy character in the comics. The first two stories (which combined to form the basis for the film) have been translated into English as one volume.

    Mark Hodgson (Black Hole Reviews)
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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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    • Budget
      • €31,340,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,604,339
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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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