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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec

Fr, 2010, 107m, colr, 12A, s/t

Director: Luc Besson. With Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric,

ONE YEAR ON from the hugely entertaining MicMacs and what were the odds of finding something to compare? Well, it’s Paris, 1912, a pterodactyl egg hatches and the city is in grave danger. Enter intrepid journalist and thrill-seeker Adele (think ‘Amelie Jones’) and marvel at her encounters with nefarious villains, mad professors, Egyptian mummies and a Scottish terrier. Wacky, gorgeous to look at (the film and Mlle Bourgoin) and hugely entertaining.