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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

Fantasy · Adventure · Action · 2010

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.

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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

2010 Fantasy · Adventure · Action 1h 47m

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6.3 / 10

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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.

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Directed by

Luc Besson

Written by

Luc Besson · Jacques Tardi

Louise Bourgoin

Louise Bourgoin

Adèle Blanc-Sec

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Dieuleveult

Gilles Lellouche

Gilles Lellouche

Inspecteur Caponi

Jean-Paul Rouve

Jean-Paul Rouve

Justin de Saint-Hubert

Jacky Nercessian

Jacky Nercessian

Marie-Joseph Espérandieu

Philippe Nahon

Philippe Nahon

Professeur Ménard

Nicolas Giraud

Nicolas Giraud

Andrej Zborowski

Court is in session

Put The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.