It showed a woman in period costume riding a pterodactyl. Enough to make anyone do a double take.
The film it's promoting is Luc Besson's new release Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec - or, in English, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec - which debuted on screens in the Belgian capital yesterday, April 14, which was just before my departure.
It's a pity I wasn't able to see this intriguing fantasy feature, which opened in France on the same day. However, there were no English subtitles so it would have been hard work understanding all the dialogue. A trailer that does have such subtitles is included below so you can get an idea about the movie.
Les Aventures Extraordinaires had premiered in Brussels a few days earlier on April 9, as part of the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF).
So what's it all about? Well it's based on an adventure comic strip that debuted in the newspaper Sud-Ouest in 1976.
Here's an official description of the film from the BIFFF website:
"The year in 1912. Adèle Blanc-Sec, an intrepid young reporter, will go to any lengths to achieve her aims, even sailing to Egypt to tackle mummies of all shapes and sizes.
"Meanwhile, in Paris, panic hits the streets ! A 136 million-year-old pterodactyl egg on a shelf in the natural history museum has mysteriously hatched, and the bird subjects the city to a reign of terror from the skies. But nothing fazes Adèle Blanc-Sec, whose adventures reveal many extraordinary surprises.
"Set in the carefree world before World War I, Adèle Blanc-Sec's adventures see the brave young woman fearlessly battling crooks, corrupt politicians, demon worshippers and mad scientists.
"Legendary cartoonist Jacques Tardi's original stories perfectly recreate the intrigue, romance and excitement of one of the most tumultuous periods in history.
"No one is better suited to adapt Tardi's legendary heroine to the big screen than Luc Besson (Arthur and the Minimoys, The Fifth Element, The Professional). Prepare yourselves for Adèle's exhilarating, funny and fabulous adventures, a dazzling mix between Indiana Jones, Tintin, with a dash of Hellboy.
"With Louise Bourgoin (La fille de Monaco) as the fearless reporter. Also starring Mathieu Almaric (Quantum of Solace), Gilles Lellouche (Mesrine : Killer Instinct) and Philippe Nahon (High Tension)."
Consider me sold. Period history and fantastical action-adventure sounds perfect. I hope a subtitled version surfaces on Blu-ray.
Besson, of course, also wrote and directed The Fifth Element. And he's no stranger to strong female characters, having written and directed Nikita in 1990 and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, in 1999, and later writing for Nikita's TV spin-off La Femme Nikita.
To check out more on the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, see the official site. The event started on April 8 and runs until April 20.
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