The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec [DVD]

From revered filmmaker Luc Besson (TAKEN, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, LE FEMME NIKITA) comes the extravagant and wildly vivid adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, the coolest author and adventurist in all of Paris. The year is 1912. a 136 million-year old pterodactyl egg, housed on a shelf in the Natural History Museum, has mysteriously hatched, unleashing a prehistoric monster onto the Parisian streets. But nothing fazes Adele, when she finds a connection with the ancient bird and reveals many more extraordinary surprises. Based on the acclaimed historical fantasy books by Jacques Tardi, THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ADELE BLANC-SEC follows this intrepid adventurer as she uncovers mysterious Egyptian treasures, attempts to tame a wild pterodactyl, eludes dangerous enemies and braves a formidable phenomenon to save her ailing sister.