When we're first introduced to her in Egypt, she's deciphering puzzling hieroglyphs like children's riddles and in search of Ramses II's mummified physician, wanting him to cure Adèle's sister from her comatose state. Her official job is as an intrepid and nosey journalist, but her Indiana Jones-like penchant for adventure in the exciting world of archaeology has her traveling around the world and meddling with the mysteries of the ancients. Speaking of which, Bourgoin is wonderful in the role, making audiences instantly fall in love with her while also being wary of her.Īdèle is a popular fiction author with one particular fan, Andrej (Nicolas Giraud), who is at a loss for words in her presence but fittingly works as a scientist in the museum where the film's plot gets its start. If Adèle is anything like Bourgoin portrays her, then I'll need to do some more reading over the summer because she's a hoot. Having never read any of the Jacques Tardi comic books on which Adèle Blanc-Sec originates, I was genuinely taken aback by the character and her spitfire demeanor she doesn't take any sass from anybody, even when in the presence of a resurrected Ramses II and his mummy entourage. The reaction to her personality from uptight Victorian gentlemen is part of the appealing hilarity in 'The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec,' a Luc Besson production from 2010 that took this long to finally land on U.S. Then, she's comically escorted from various buildings and offices with swift haste. Like the dry yet sweet and fruity white wine your drink with a smoked trout salad on a warm summer evening, Blanc-Sec is delightful and charismatic, but cross her, push her patience or treat her like a child, her mouth flings insults like arrows aimed directly at your manhood. But after a few minutes in her company, she'll instantly correct you of such presumptions, as the grave robbers in Egypt quickly realized when trying to backstab her at an important discovery. As portrayed by the very lovely Louise Bourgoin, Adèle Blanc-Sec has a charming beauty that's captivating, with youthful features that at first make you think her wet behind the ears and innocent to the ways of the world.
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