Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Duration: 107 minuten
Alternative title: The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Country:
France
Directed by: Luc Besson
Stars: Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric and Gilles Lellouche
IMDb score:
6,3 (24.389)
Releasedate: 9 April 2010
Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec plot
1912. Adèle Blanc-Sec is a young, intrepid journalist who travels to Egypt to investigate antiquities. Meanwhile, Paris is upside down: The egg of a pterodactyl, 136 million years old, has broken open in a Botanical Museum and this flying creature is spreading panic over the city. Time for Adele to return...
Actors and actresses
Adèle Blanc-Sec
Dieuleveult
Inspecteur Caponi
Justin de Saint-Hubert
Marie-Joseph Espérandieu
Professeur Ménard
Andrej Zborowski
Agathe Blanc-Sec
Président Armand Fallières
Ferdinand Choupard
Reviews & comments
Nicolage Rico
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- 20224 messages
- 2369 votes
Nice introduction to atmospheric, old Paris, accompanied by an Amélie-like voice-over.
The movie was reminiscent of Dick Tracy at times, due to the many affected, cartoonish characters - although some came out quite well, like that detective. The design is beautiful at times, although certain things looked rather unnatural, such as some actions of the pterodactylus. Yet also some clever, resourceful and witty scenes (see the tennis scene and the emergence of moaning women in that sport.)
But Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec lacks something, a clear body. Besson could have put more soul into it, by taking a closer look at some details and opting for a clear narrative style. I also question the target group; childish humour, bare breasts (not that children die of that), fairly creepy mummies, and so on.
Plus point is Louise Bourgoin. A beautiful appearance, with enough abilities to revive Isabelle Avondrood.
3* (Besson could be better).
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Filmkriebel
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- 10012 messages
- 4678 votes
Another ambitious but half-successful film from Besson, although I'm not familiar with Tardi's comic. In any case, Besson creates an absurdist world where fantasy meets history. For example, the French president Fallières is attacked by a pterosaur and the Louvre has to deal with a mummy outbreak. You have to love it because it seemed like there was no red thread in the story at all, except maybe the drama with Adèle's sister. The characters are nicely caricatured. They actually look like cartoon characters. In the beginning it goes on the Indiana Jones tour and they introduce a pretty nice villain who unfortunately doesn't play anymore after that. The film also lacks a bad guy. The special effects with the pterosaur disappointed me; especially when Adèle crawls on the beast. That didn't look good. The ones with the mummy were okay. For me, Besson remains at his best when he does NOT venture into grand bombastic spectacle films with mediocre FX.
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AniSter
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- 2338 messages
- 1884 votes
Comedy can certainly be added as a genre, because humor was quite a bit in it. All liked for example that pharaoh who thinks a pyramid in the courtyard of the Louvre would look nice. Haha, even Indiana Jones kind of pales in comparison to Adèle, especially when it comes to the opening scenes in Egypt. Separate plot with even more unusual characters, for which they have come up with beautiful headlines. Unfortunately some meager CGI here and there, but that must have been due to the budget. Just a nice viewer, this film. Keep watching as the credits roll; Bokito is also participating...
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