The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

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Cast & Crew

Louise Bourgoin
Adèle Blanc-Sec

Mathieu Amalric
Dieuleveult

Gilles Lellouche
Inspecteur Léonce Caponi

Jean-Paul Rouve
Justin de Saint-Hubert

Jacky Nercessian
Marie-Joseph Esperandieu

Philippe Nahon
Professeur Ménard

Nicolas Giraud
Andrej Zborowski

Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Agathe Blanc-Sec

Gérard Chaillou
Président Armand Fallières

Claire Perot
Nini les Gambettes

Luc Besson
Director

Luc Besson
Screenwriter

Virginie Silla
Producer

Eric Serra
Original Music

Thierry Arbogast
Cinematographer

Julien Rey
Film Editor

Hugues Tissandier
Production Design

Olivier Bériot
Costume Designer

Luc Besson
Writer

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Critic Reviews for Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec (The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec)

Audience Reviews for Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec (The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec)

• Apr 04, 2016

  Not my taste at all, but okay for what it was. Far fetched French fantasy with plucky likeable heroine.
  Nicki M Super Reviewer
• May 01, 2015

  Adele Blanc-Sec(Louise Bourgoin) has just bested intransigent camels and Professor Dieuleveult(Mathieu Amalric) to obtain a priceless mummy in Egypt. On her return to Paris, she learns a pterodactyl is on the loose that has already been blamed for killing three people, including a former precept and a showgirl. Professor Menard(Philippe Nahon) whose help Adele needs has been arrested for the crime. "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec" has all the makings of a good movie, namely a spirited heroine for the ages who has a thing for creative inscriptions, a mad scientist, Mathieu Amalric and a flying dinosaur. But the reason this is not anything more than a slightly fun diversion is its overreliance on juvenile comic relief, causing it to actually forget it has a plot at times. That's not to mention it ending on a rather strange note. All of which proves, with the possible exception of last year's "Lucy," that it is probably wise not to trust Luc Besson to do anything right.
  Walter M Super Reviewer
• Aug 20, 2014

  Uninspired, with odd attempts of humor and an unlikable heroine, this adventure wants to be a French Indiana Jones but fails on pretty much every level. Even for a film with fantastic elements, the plot holes are huge and the unlikeliness keeps adding up to a degree where this is merely a comedy. At least the special effects are somewhat decent, but when the entire cast of characters consists of idiots or arrogant pricks, there is little to hang on to. Disappointing.
  Jens S Super Reviewer
• Feb 20, 2014

  First things first, and this was really strange thing to me, but during Adele's journey to Egypt, she hires these Egyptian guides to help her recover Patmosis' tomb. Instead of actually hiring Egyptian actors, or people of color, they went ahead and painted white actors to look a LOT darker. What the fuck??? Maybe they wanted to give it an authentic feel of it being a '40s action-adventure film, where racial insensitivity was the order of the day. But, you know what, the '40s have come and gone and this type of shit is simply unacceptable. I have no idea as to what would drive a person into thinking that this was a good idea. If anyone of color decided to stop watching this movie because of that, I wouldn't blame them at all. It was a very stupid thing to do. With that little rant out of the way, I enjoyed this movie, racial insensitivity aside. It's definitely style over substance and it doesn't require much brainpower to enjoy. And as escapist entertainment goes, you can't really go wrong. It's not a perfect movie by any means, but it knows not to take itself too seriously. Part of its charm is that it is so purposely campy and silly. Another thing in the film's favor is its quick pace. The film simply doesn't feel as long as it is and that's, I think that's one of the most important things in a film that's all about escapism, it needs to be quick paced. I liked the actress who played Adele, she was quick-witted and charming. But I had a problem with how her character was developed. She comes across as incredibly selfish in her quest to save her sister. She's willing to let multiple people die in order to save her sister. It's not exactly relatable and it makes her, at times, unlikable. But still, that's a minor complaint. The film is funny and the cast is damn good. With that said, and taking the Egyptian guides bullshit, I had a lot of fun watching this movie. It's silly and goofy and that's part of its charm.
  Jesse O Super Reviewer

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