[-] kocis_2001 12 years ago. The comics by his hand are unique. She spent twenty-three years under house arrest in Burma. The storyline in the books show a France that is not so nice as the movie makes us believe. Were going to shoot in November. 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 . . I suppose time had dimmed my negative impression of the first volume. Adle decides she needs a vacation to relax. Luc Besson's style is a perfect match to the larger than life story and gives credibility and realism to this lovely comic adaption. But, like I said already: it is good entertainment. Its always hidden somewhere. 2011. Writer-director-producer Luc Besson's affinity for megabudgeted, FX-heavy adventure spectacles is well-known and publicized; with his outing The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, he adds yet another chapter to this tradition. A surreal, frequently hilarious adventure based on the comic books of artist Jacques Tardi, the film stars Louise Bourgoin as Adle, a heroine who's like a pithy, Edwardian Indiana Jones. 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. There are no rules. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec (2010) 5 2023 HD . Im more interested in characters and emotion. The primarily live-action film, shot in Super 35, incorporates much use of computer animation to portray its fanciful elements and contemporary action film special and visual effects within the form of the older-style adventure films they have largely superseded. Watching old people in the park, talking about their lives. For me, Im just directing an actor. The conspirators of the previous volume are not finished with Adele and the ending was something of a surprise. 743 and included in albums of the former, and the 1974 original graphic novel The Arctic Marauder (Le Dmon des glaces, "The Demon of the Ice"). She wants to revive the mummy with the help of Esprandieu (Nercessian) so the Egyptian doctor can save her sister Agathe (Clermont) . The first five stories were translated by Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier. I know youve rejected suggestions of making a sequel to Leon in the past. 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. Picking up immediately following the events of the. They looked very [cartoon-like]. Luc Besson transports you into a strange but beautiful Paris setting, with all kind of weird characters. Posters are sourced from TMDb and Posteritati, and appear for you and visitors to your profile and content, depending on settings. US version was cut by ca. Director Luc Besson adapted the stories into a French film in 2010, and it has since been dubbed in English. If I do do it, its because I feel I can do one thats even better. The Den of Geek quarterly magazine is packed with exclusive features, interviews, previews and deep dives into geek culture. Adele et la Bete [ Adele And The Beast ] (1976) 2. The Extraordinary Adventure of Adele Blanc-Sec, Volume 2, is the lucky seventh book in Fantagraphics' acclaimed series of Tardi reprints, showcasing the rich variety of graphic novels from one of France's greatest living cartoonists. 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. The writing process, producing or directing? Today we're reviewing the most problematic movie we'll ever recommend you watch (but only once, and then never again): Skullduggery (1970) stars Burt Reynolds as a charismatic misogynistic capitalist who manipulates an anthropologist into accidentally discovering a living missing link, whom he enslaves, and whose humanity he later tries to prove in a court of law. visiting the prison vainly trying to liberate Professor Mnard. Adle and the Secret of the Mummy (" Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adle Blanc-Sec ") is a 2010 Luc Besson movie starring based on Jacques Tardi's comic series of the same name. This results in the death of a former prefect (scandalously sharing a taxicab with a Moulin Rouge showgirl) which though witnessed only by the then-drunk Choupard sparks an epidemic of claimed sightings of the creature. Wheels within wheels. The President of France orders the case be considered of utmost urgency by the National Police, only for it to be handed down to the bumbling Inspector Albert Caponi. Most of the rich people Ive met are boring. The world was falling apart everywhere. splendid images and perfect choice for the lead role. One interesting feature is the hiatus which separates Adle's first exploits, taking place in 1910s Paris, from later ones, instead set in the interwar milieu. I read the books in Dutch. She lived in a top floor apartment with only a Mummy her great grand uncle had brought back from his travels for company. AKA: Adle and the Secret of the Mummy, Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adle Blanc-Sec, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec, ii -, Adle: Rise of the Mummy. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec (2010) Full HD 5 . She sails to Egypt to raid a tomb that supposedly hides a cure for her sick sister, but what will she do when an army of resurrected mummies get in the way? The mummy reveals itself to be the Pharaoh's physicist ("I'm a nuclear physicist. They pull out all the stops! No entanto Adle "desaparece" entre 1913 e 11 de Novembro de 1918, no assistindo I grande Guerra Mundial de 1914 - 1918. Meanwhile, in Paris, it's panic stations! I loved the look of belle epoque Paris, loved the total lack of Americanism, and yeah, kind of fell in love with the leading lady, who has charisma and sex appeal of a kind you just don't see with American actresses who have had it stripped out of them. I did have high expectations having enjoyed most every movie I've seen by Luc Besson. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec. He is often credited solely as Tardi. And it's possibly even prettier than the first book. Now the last hope of Agathe is that Adle saves Professor Esprandieu from the guillotine. Pitch perfect comedy and chaotic, absurd action. Seek help! The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec (2010) 5 - soundtrack - . 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. As in volume 1, fun if a bit byzantine story, unpleasant character art, gorgeous scenery art. They say, Oh, my God. Which aspect do you prefer, then, in your career? The second volume of Jacques Tardi's Blanc-Sec adventures picks up right where volume 1 left off. [7] The comic first appeared in the daily newspaper Sud-Ouest in 1976, with the pages in colour on Sundays and black and white on others, prior to album publication in colour throughout by Casterman and later in their ( suivre).[3]. [16], A live action feature film adapted and directed by Luc Besson, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec was released in France on 14 April 2010 and latterly in numerous other markets, including the United Kingdom. Nothings changed for me at all. I thought it was brilliant. Its fed from all these people who come from life. Thats one you do keep returning to. Mnard is arrested by Caponi as two gorillas stare menacingly at Saint-Hubert. Another beautiful book full of swear-out-loud incredible cartooning, and a plot that feels like it's been whizzed up in a blender. What a roller coaster lol again, no way for someone reading to ever figure out the plot. How did you end up here, selling fast food? And he says, I studied the history of Greece, but theres no work for me. You learn so much from these people. Parents need to know that The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec is based on a popular French comic-book series about a pre-WWI journalist who investigates mystical occurrences. F.i. I'm not really sure what Tardi was going for with The Mad Scientist (which is the only story I read). The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adle Blanc-Sec, 2010. Back home with a sarcophagus in tow, Adele is confronted with yet another dilemma: A scientist (Jacky Nercessian) who has the power to heal her comatose sister (Laure de Clermont-Tonnere) has. 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. 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. 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. This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 18:49. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec (French: Les Aventures extraordinaires d'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 She was steampunk before steampunk was a thing. [11], Angie Errigo of Empire magazine gave the film 4 stars, proclaiming that "Besson is back". Having been lucky to find it was showing at the cinema, I must admit I jumped at the chance to see it being a fan of Luc Besson. Catch these kid-friendly movies at SBS On Demand. Critics Consensus: While devotees of John Updike's novel may want to put a hex on George Miller's cartoonish and effects-laden adaptation, Jack Nicholson lends enough decadent devilry to make this high-concept comedy sizzle. humor. Letterboxd Limited. I still reread them. Parents need to know that The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec is based on a popular French comic-book series about a pre-WWI journalist who investigates mystical occurrences. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adle Blanc-Sec, 2010 . Nu knner vi karaktrerna och roligt r det att varje referens i handlingen r exakt densamma, "See "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec 1" ". Oh, yeah. Action is very technical, in a way. Indiana Jones can well and truly suck it did he tame a pterodactyl did he fuck. In Paris, c.1912 Professor Esprandieu is experimenting with telepathic techniques, and he unintentionally hatches a 136 million year-old pterosaur egg within the National Museum of Natural History. This strange syncretism The amalgamation of several religions or philosophies, and particularly Clara Bernhardt, still sought Adle Blanc-Sec's death.. Furtherfurthermore, Professor Dieuleveult, one of the mad scientists, blamed Adle for Esprandieu's death. Tardi seems to have taken it more seriously to be not-serious, and the result is much better than the first two. Extra star for this one, mostly because of the hilarious pell-mell conclusion of the second adventure, which was *most* enjoyable. So, theyre pretty smart, you know? she make me thing of Adjani. After a brief struggle with her nemesis, the mysterious Professor Dieuleveult, she retrieves the mummy and returns home. As she boards the ship, the name RMS Titanic is revealed. Its pretty easy for me. Fury of the Gods Brings Back the "Shazamily": Inside DC's New Superhero Adventure, Scream 6's Brutal NYC Trip: "You Can't Trust Anyone" This Time, Cocaine Bear Is Not Just About a Killer "Coked-Up" Bear, It's Also an "Underdog Story", How Marvel's Wastelanders Podcast Created an Exciting Story with No Visual Safety Net. a film who not gives nothing unexpected but confirms a lot. [] That said, Adele is on my long-term list, but I've got at least three or four more books beyond the first three I'd like to do first. Try to catch it on DVD, when living in the states. They go from the original [photograph]. Fancy kid stuff from France, not quite ready for the global market. 2: The Mad Scientist and Mummies on Parade by Jacques Tardi 96 page full-color 9" x 11.75" hardcover $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-493-1 Ships in: October 2011 (subject to change) Pre-Order Now After establishing the world of the prickly heroine with the first two episodes of this classic series (combined in Fantagraphics' The . 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. We could, but- I know that people would love to see Mathilda fifteen years later, but we need to find a good story, and as long as I dont find a good story, then, no. The visuals were amazing, the story humorous and, well, extraordinary, and the lead character quite fun. Unfortunately the film didn't do too much business in France and I hear it is not coming out theatrical in the states, so I am deeply afraid, there won't be a sequel. Ive seen the film a few times with kids, and its so wonderful. Luc Besson's The Fifth Element remains one of the strangest of space-fantasy films like a great grandchild of Star Wars that wanted to be Blade Runner, Die Hard, and Spaceballs all at once. Just like the innumerable skulls of the dead that dot these paths, my brain felt as vacuous as those de-skinned, lifeless leftovers. Contradictorily, however, and in particular contrast to Forest's Barbarella, he was also to set the series in the 1910s of Maurice Leblanc's Arsne Lupin, when her independence would be even more extraordinary. Adle itself came about as a consequence of a commission from Casterman for a multi-album series, something Tardi had not been particularly interested in pursuing of his own accord at the time but took them up on the offer. A mish mash of pulpy goodness, odd situations, absurd costumes, plot twists that baffle and bizarre beasts populate the pages. 1976 . Description. Louise Bougoin(Adle) is beautifully charming, clever and funny, as well as the rest of the cast. Luckily he meets her sister after she's been revived by the mummy. The storys very good. Bessons magnum opus. the greatest film he ever made, for me, one of the best films of the 2010s, and in all honesty, imo one of the greatest French films of all time, as well as one of the greatest adventure flicks. 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. Lots of people said, Taken is so good. Set in the carefree world before World War I, Adele Blanc-Sec, an intrepid young reporter, will go to great lengths to achieve her goals, even sailing to Egypt to tackle mummies of all shapes and sizes . There's a handsome young scientist madly in love with Adle, who's got no use for him. I need way more over-the-top Mathieu Amalric as the villain! 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. Adele Blanc-Sec has been around for a while. I will never make a porn film. 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. In this one, two of them do. Great acting, great effects for 2010, a wild and weird concept that's got a lot of humour while being very interesting. 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. Set in the early 20th century, the film tells the colourful tale of popular novelist and adventuress Adele Blanc-Sec (Louise Bourgoin), who deals in her own inimitable style with would-be suitors, the police, monsters and various other diversions as she attempts to save a mad . One of the biggest names in French filmmaking, Luc Bessons latest movie, The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adle Blanc-Sec, is a return to the kind of fantastical movie making we last saw in The Fifth Element, back in the late 90s. Carried by a great performance by Louise Bourgoin, who has one of the most tonally unlikely nudity scenes I can think of. It's a surreal adventure comedy that never takes itself seriously. In an interview he declared: "Her feisty nature made it impossible to provide her with a place in the war. Louise Bourgoin is a beautiful Adle, Nercessian's performance is a pleasure to watch, Giraud is a charming suitor, Lellouch is a quirky relative of Inspector Clouseau, and Amalric, the perfect villain. Do you find female characters more interesting to write? 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 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. 5.0 12 Ratings. I need to start digging into more French comic adaptations.. The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-Sec. Ahead of the release of his latest film, The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adle Blanc-Sec, we chat to Luc Besson about filmmaking, writing, and Taken 2. Adele Blanc-Sec is a freelance writer who operates in Paris, first before World War I, then in the 1920s. The saturnine heroine returns for further adventures in early 20th century Paris. Funny, wacky, silly adventure comedy, it falls a bit flat during the long parallel montage of Adle's failed attempts to take Prof. Esprandieu out of jail, while Caponi and Saint-Hubert disguised as lambs wait to catch the pterodactyl. The separation is explained with her having been cryogenically hibernated following a grave injury. The film's major drawback is that it's stitched together from two separate Blanc-Sec adventures, one (the pterodactyl) far less interesting than the other (the mummies). Its highs are so dazzlingly high, and its lows well, there aren't any lows. The reviewer complains that Besson's work is uneven, and the reviewer suggests that Besson would benefit from fresh collaborative voices, and a scissors for the overlong third act. The film is quite faithful to the plot of the comics and the characters in the movie are extraordinarily alike their drawn equivalents. The scene where Adle takes a bath was edited to remove nudity and smoking. Luc Besson and his keen eye for visually striking imagery take us to charming, stylish places in this playful adventure, turning out to be more funny and pleasant than it is thrilling. The film is a 100 minutes of silly fun; an immensely likeable and spirited adventure. When you find the kings room, its never really the kings room. It is loosely based on the comic book series The Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec by Jacques Tardi and, as in the comic, follows the eponymous writer and a number of recurring side characters in a succession of far-fetched incidents in 1910s Paris and beyond, in this episode revolving around parapsychology and ultra-advanced Ancient Egyptian technology, which both pastiche and subvert adventure and speculative fiction of the period. I re-watched it recently (I try & never rewatch anything), and it stands the test of time; it has aged like the most graceful of brandies. C'mon, made for me! A cynical heroine, she is initially a novelist of popular fiction, who turns to investigative journalism as her research and subsequent adventures reveal further details of the mystical world of crime. / - : Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adle Blanc-Sec : The Extraordinary Adventures of Adel Blanc-Sec 2010 . As you say, its the characterisation that makes those films so memorable. The year is 1912. The policemen are incompetent, have no trouble beating up prisoners, lunatic scientists roam the street or hang out in the catacombs under the city. More fun, if absurd, adventures with Adele. There are many familiar faces with familiar motivesand Adele always seems to be at the center of the mayhem. 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 It almost qualifies for very good, but there a few small details which are poorly executed and which bar it from reaching its full potential.