Maybe I'll come back and take a second look after I've read the original. Which aspect do you prefer, then, in your career? His latest live-action adventure adapts from Jacques Tardi's series of comic books featuring a female adventurer quite like in the mold of Indiana Jones. Now the last hope of Agathe is that Adle saves Professor Esprandieu from the guillotine. I wasn't aware of it's comic book origins, but they come as no surprise. I wasn't exactly thrilled with the stories in this collection. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec ( bahasa Prancis: Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adle Blanc-Sec ), dirilis sebagai Adle: Rise of the Mummy di Malaysia dan Singapura, [8] adalah sebuah film fitur petualangan fantasi Prancis tahun 2010 yang ditulis dan disutradarai oleh Luc Besson. This is clean entertainment, based on a French comic, with robberty of national treasures in foreign lands, deaths, female abuse and enough violence, to keep it rooted to reality, but thankfully it is far from the ideologically offensive and brutish world of Indiana Jones and his bunch. It starts with the popular novelist named Adele ( rising central star Louise Bourgoin) and her dealings with would-be suitors (Amalric), a Police Inspector (Lellouch), a Pterosaur , and other distractions . Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. Too bad Adele - is a fun ride into the mystic of Egyptian folklore, set in the early half of the 20th century in Paris. Show more Genres Comics Graphic Novels Fiction Fantasy Steampunk Historical Science Fiction .more 1976 . But, like I said already: it is good entertainment. Too much, perhaps. is the second Taken movie. And that is something I really miss in the movie. So I asked him, Would you mind giving us the picture that inspired this character?, and I give the pictures [to the people] in charge of the masks and special effects, so they dont go from the drawing. She gets to deal with prehistoric birds, mummies, telekinesis, and a French detective that seems like a relative of Hercule Poirot and Inspector Clouseau. 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. In this one, two of them do. But they were looking like this at the time. If you cant have a freaking blast with this..if this doesnt clear out the thunderstorms in your life & reveal the hopeful, beaming sunlight. then I dunno what to tell ya. . The world was falling apart everywhere. When you find the kings room, its never really the kings room. Like all of Besson's films this is totally off beat. Adle Blanc-Sec, a journalist and travel writer of some fame, finds herself involved after returning from Egypt, where she was searching for Ramesses II's mummified doctor/physician Patmosis. A whole lot of fun. Tardi does brilliant work, and his visuals are a consistent treat. Set design is marvelous, very detailed, one can smell the times. Matthieu Amalric and Jean-Paul Rouve are also featured. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec is a comic fantasy adventure film directed by the dubiously talented Luc Besson. The scene where Adle takes a bath was edited to remove nudity and smoking. Whats interesting is, theyre the real guys. But I think Ive got one. [Laughs] And, like, mummies, for years, have been [adopts zombie-like pose, arms outstretched] Urrr! I cant remember the last time I had so much fun in a cinema. I remember after I wrote the scene, someone said, Oh, thats a bit like the fridge. But thats just the kind of joke I love. She spent twenty-three years under house arrest in Burma. That was quite a long shoot,a big, epic thing. Luc Besson transports you into a strange but beautiful Paris setting, with all kind of weird characters. Creed III Review: Jonathan Majors Is a Knockout, Luther: The Fallen Sun Review Bigger Isnt Always Better, Cocaine Bear Review: Pure Concept Gets Diluted, The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adle Blanc-Sec review, Luc Besson interview: Valerian, sci-fi, Adele Blanc-Sec, Luc Besson interview: The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adle Blanc-Sec, Leon, Taken 2, and more, Shazam! Wheels within wheels. Its true that when Nikita arrived, that was a surprise to see that a woman can lead an action film, and I think its opened a thing that says, Oh yeah, we can And then you have Lara Croft, and a bunch of other leads. 5.0 12 Ratings. The technologys there now, too, to bring those characters to life. Louise Bourgoin Mathieu Amalric Gilles Lellouche Jean-Paul Rouve Jacky Nercessian Philippe Nahon Nicolas Giraud Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Grard Chaillou Serge Bagdassarian Claire Prot Franois Chattot Youssef Hajdi Mohamed Aroussi Moussa Maaskri Tonio Descanvelle Guillaume Briat Swann Arlaud Jean-Louis Barcelona Max Delor Cyrille Dobbels Philippe Girard ric Naggar Mick Gondouin Marie Elise Fabien Bhar Michel Aymard Frdrique Bel Francis Coffinet reply share. A personagem central da srie Adle Blanc-Sec, exceptuando no lbum O Segredo da Salamandra, em que a sua presena passiva. 2 minutes to secure a PG rating. 2011. This is a comic imbroglio adapted from the 1970's graphic novels of Jacques Tardi and brought to the screen by big Euro producer Luc Besson. 2010 'Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adle Blanc-Sec' Directed by Luc Besson Synopsis An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century, focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions. Dieuleveult is then shown, sarcastically wishing her a "good journey". It rifts on Indiana Jones throughout, but has a more obvious fantastical edge. I had never heard of Adele Blanc-Sec until I saw the trailer for the recent movie adaptation, but it seemed like the kind of thing I'd enjoy, so I tracked it down. Title: The Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec. The art is still fabulous and I felt the writing was somewhat stronger in this second outing. Oh, you must try this one, because this morning I changed the butter! The guys passionate. [shrugs] You love the brunette, but then you marry the blonde one! Report this film, [sniffs] she brought back a ton of (what were supposed to be) egyptian mummies from the dead in order to save her sister [sniffs louder] it made no sense [sniffs even louder] but i love it when women do things especially when those things are raiding tombs and being rude and looking great, Dilirious in it's absurdity, The extraordinary adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec are a delight to go through, whether that is on the back of a flying pterodactyl or through a museum accompanied by a bunch of well mannered mummy's. So, what is it that you enjoy about the action genre? Like this, you know? Learn more. There's a handsome young scientist madly in love with Adle, who's got no use for him. [-] kocis_2001 12 years ago. She won the Nobel Prize in the 90s, and shes still alive. I made the film in the middle of the financial crisis. And you wrote the sequel with Liam Neeson in mind, specifically? The site's critics consensus reads, "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec is an old-school adventure yarn with a distaff European - and generally rather delightful - spin. Jacques Tardi is a French comics artist, born 30 August 1946 in Valence, Drme. A delightful French answer to Indiana Jones. The sublime value of The Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec is exploring Tardi's re-creation of Paris at the turn of the 20th century. Known as "The Extraordinary Adventure of Adele Blanc-Sec" in some territories, this movie is adapted from a comic adventure series written and illustrated by French comics artist Jacques Tardi. An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century, focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with . Director Luc Besson adapted the stories into a French film in 2010, and it has since been dubbed in English. Saint-Hubert fatally shoots the pterosaur along with Esprandieu, but not before Esprandieu is able to revive the mummy. Its so enjoyable, its like skipping the main course and going straight to desert. You could even take one and two together, in a way, and that works. I have so much more fun with my boulanger [baker]. I think you must be American to do one. If you liked the first edition of The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, you'll like this one. Overview - Adle Blanc-Sec is a cynical novelist of popular fiction, who turns to investigative journalism as her research and subsequent adventures reveal further details of the mystical world. F.i. [3], On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 85% based on reviews from 26 critics, with an average rating of 6.1/10. If one accepts it, you have fun. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec (2010) 5 . In the UK. If I do do it, its because I feel I can do one thats even better. However, Professor Esprandieu is arrested in prison and sentenced to death after bringing to life a pterodactyl from an ancient egg in Louvre that caused the death of three persons. So, as long as Im not in love, I dont make one. [11], Angie Errigo of Empire magazine gave the film 4 stars, proclaiming that "Besson is back". romance, emotion, relationships, feelings or captivating. French filmmaker Luc Besson has been responsible for some of the most enduring contemporary films from action thrillers like Nikita and Leon the Professional, to a personal science fiction cult favourite of mine The Fifth Element. In this breezily far-fetched mixture of Mary Poppins and Lara Croft, popular novelist Adle Blanc-Sec (Louise Bourgoin) must save a crazy expert who has brought a pterodactyl to life, so he can bring an Egyptian mummy back to life, and it can in turn use ancient magic to revive her sister, who has been dead or in a coma for four years following a bizarre tennis accident. Letterboxd is an independent service created by a small team, and we rely mostly on the support of our members to maintain our site and apps. What I try to do is treat actresses and actors at the same level. I cant do anything about the crisis, but I can at least make you smile for a couple of hours, and give you a little happiness. In the UK to promote Adle Blanc-Secs release, we met with Besson to discuss the making of the film, writing, female protagonists and what hes up to next. The visuals were amazing, the story humorous and, well, extraordinary, and the lead character quite fun. I will watch it again. Retour sur la gense de la . Extra star for this one, mostly because of the hilarious pell-mell conclusion of the second adventure, which was *most* enjoyable. I've loved Luc Besson since Fifth Element blew my mind two decades ago, and then discovering Subway a few years ago led me into Cinema du Look films with Subway and Mauvais Sang instantly becoming all-timers. The policemen are incompetent, have no trouble beating up prisoners, lunatic scientists roam the street or hang out in the catacombs under the city. I suppose time had dimmed my negative impression of the first volume. A surreal, frequently hilarious adventure based on the comic books of artist Jacques Tardi, the film stars Louise Bourgoin as Adle, a heroine whos like a pithy, Edwardian Indiana Jones. Thats where it comes, from food and talking. Adele-Sec is a combo of Sherlock Holmes, Indiana Jones and Lara Croft. Show All As she boards the ship, the name RMS Titanic is revealed. A dle Blanc-Sec first appeared in the 1970s in newspaper comic strips and books by the French artist Jacques Tardi; she's a cool, unflappable writer and adventuress of the early 20th century . The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adle Blanc-Sec, 2010. I kept reading this series after a baffling first volume, and I'm glad I did. It wasnt a direct reference. Catch these kid-friendly movies at SBS On Demand. More fun, if absurd, adventures with Adele. Maybe any element of the plot? Well, Luc Besson has to put some action in his movies. They were published, as The Most Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec, first by Dark Horse Comics in their Cheval Noir title and then released in book form by NBM Publishing (199092).[3][14][15]. Second, there is what I call the popularity paradox, which is that sometimes the most popular French work is the hardest to sell as compared to the "art" comics because the more mainstream work loses some of its "alternative" audience without replacing it with a "mainstream" audience. As suas aventuras desenrolam-se entre 1911 e 1922. Shes like a female Ghandi, shes such a figure. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec is a gaslamp fantasy comic book series first appearing in 1976 written and illustrated by French comics artist Jacques Tardi and published in album format by Belgian publisher Casterman, sometimes preceded by serialisation in various periodicals, intermittently since then. Mastering your pet monster and turning it into a means of rapid transportation is becoming a commonplace video-game-into-movie gimmick. In order to help the reader to understand the meaning. Remove Ads Cast Crew Details Genres Cast Sometimes people think were being cartoonish, but when you look at the pictures, theyre like this [pulls out ears] some of the time. It is NO Indian Jones, it is the journey of a very, very modern woman, who wants to bring back her twin sister out of a, well, a coma. Its more a reference to ancient Egypt, where they always had a back door with a tunnel. Despite featuring tomb-robbing, exciting escapes, prison breaks, pterodactyls and mummies this film is more like "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" with better jokes or "The Fifth Element" set in France at the start of the 20th century. For that reason I would change "Amelie meets Indiana Jones" to "Amelie meets Night at the museum" instead, although Louise Bourgoin's Adele Blanc-Sec and her sharply eloquent mannerisms, indeed, share a few similarities with her her 80's male counterpart, despite her being entirely a character on her own, with her. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec [Import] Louise Bourgoin (Actor), . I found it by a pure chance and spent a nice evening watching it. Indiana Jones meets mystic French pulp comics. Adle Blanc-Sec, a journalist and travel writer of some fame, finds herself involved after returning from Egypt, where she was searching for Ramesses II 's mummified doctor/physician Patmosis. Factory 2010 / Color / 2:35 enhanced widescreen / 107 min. Weve already seen Nikita, Mathilda in Leon, Joan Of Arc.,. The characters weren't very interesting though I understand a female lead was fairly unique for its time. A fun romp indeed. HD, Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery . Its always hidden somewhere. There are moments when the story gets a little bit convolutedand it makes me wish I could read French to read it in the original language, because although the story is still witty, I'm sure some of the humor has been lost in translation. I deal in figures, signs and equations.") A mish mash of pulpy goodness, odd situations, absurd costumes, plot twists that baffle and bizarre beasts populate the pages. 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. Things can happen any moment and time - and our hero Adele seems to never have a night's sleep - with assassins breaking into her apartment, and strange phone calls in the middle of the night. The fantasy in Adle Blanc-Sec comics is influenced by the works of director Fritz Lang as well as sci-fi pioneer Jules Verne, according to Tardi. The Pharaoh's doctor uses their advanced medical techniques to revive Agathe. "Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adle Blanc-Sec" is a good film. Jacques Tardi is my favorite living comic book artist from France, and of course I have favorites in Japan, but let's not confuse categories and things. And I would be lying if I didn't say that my interest stemmed from the Luc Besson film 'The Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec'. The translator also changed the names of the characters from French to Dutch. Bro this is fucking brilliant. Hes in a grey suit with dots all over it. This review may contain spoilers. In 1911, in Paris, the bold journalist Adle Blanc-Sec (Louise Bourgoin) is assigned by her editor to travel to Peru to write about the Incas, but she goes to Egypt instead to seek out the mummy of a doctor of Ramses II to bring him to Paris. Made by fans in Aotearoa New Zealand. This was a totally unexpected fun movie from a director who seems to make mostly serious movies. We see, for example, the orientalism craze that. But nothing fazes Adle, when she finds a connection with the ancient reptile and reveals many more extraordinary surprises. Plot summary Desperate to cure her near catatonic sister, intrepid authoress Adle Blanc-Sec braves ancient Egyptian tombs and modern Egyptian lowlife to locate a mummified doctor and get him back to Paris. You need to keep yourself in life, real life. I liked the grotesque humor, costumes, and of course the beautiful Louise Bourgoin in the title role. In fact, with the mummies, its an actor playing them. Posters are sourced from TMDb and Posteritati, and appear for you and visitors to your profile and content, depending on settings. Adele Blanc-Sec is back for more adventures in pre-World War I Paris. The storyline in the books show a France that is not so nice as the movie makes us believe. Leon and Nikita, there isnt so much action in them, in terms of pace. In the credits there is a little story about the great wildlife hunter after he shot the prehistoric pterodactyl. [18], This article is about the comic. She would not have been allowed to fight, and could no more have settled for being a nurse, than she could have remained home rolling bandages.". Ive directed an English language film out this summer, called The Lady. The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-Sec (Director's Cut) World cinema 2010 1 hr 46 min French audio Buy or rent The year is 1912. The second story is by far the best and ends well but the story never really veers from the theme of the volume - resurrecting the dead. Tardi seems to have taken it more seriously to be not-serious, and the result is much better than the first two. . That one expect from Luc Besson. Ive seen people who know about ancient Egypt, and theyre amazed. Also adults, but the kids, they see mummy, and theyre a little scared, and then they see the mummies are nice, and they start to laugh. Women are meant to be weak,purely because of muscles and so on, and I like to show them when theyre strong. Do you find female characters more interesting to write? I dont know. Luc Besson writes and directs this comic fantasy adventure adapted from Jacques Tardi's graphic novels of the 1970s. Buscar Amazon.com.mx . Loosely based on the comic strips by Tardi, the story is a mix of book 1 and book 4, I think. The comic portrays the titular far-fetched adventures and mystery-solving . Its almost like an ice cream desert. the complexity and reversals of the first volume are doubled down in the second volume and the whole thing collapses under its own weight, the 4th wall is broken and the tragic waste of time aims to sell you on one of Tardi's much better and far more cohesive works. Extraordinary!! You know, the funny thing is, when Tardi makes the characters, all of them, he gets inspired by pictures from 1912. The film incorporates characters and events from several of the albums, in particular the first, "Adle and the Beast", first published in 1976, and the fourth, 1978's "Mummies on Parade,"[2] within an overall plot of Besson's construction and takes place primarily in Paris, c. The separation is explained with her having been cryogenically hibernated following a grave injury. Get help and learn more about the design. This film is set in 1912, and a pyramid was added to the courtyard in 1989. Seen in Paris on opening day in April 2010 at the classic old cinema on the Rue de Babylone, La Pagode. So, theyre pretty smart, you know? US version was cut by ca. The Witches of Eastwick (1987)66%. The girl playing Adele - Louise Bourgoin - is one hell of a knockout. Sadly, I'm still alive so I have to write a review. usrey funeral home pell city obituaries, ping pong ball puppet eyes,
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