As its title suggests THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE is an awe -inspiring, meticulous cinematic rendering of the aesthetic and conceptual inventions of proto-science fiction genius Jules Verne, based on one of the famed author's lesser known short stories. However, the real star of the film is the intricate art direction, successfully rendering the visual style of nineteenth century woodcuts and engravings into motion pictures, creating a stylized and surreal graphic world within which Verne’s fanciful tale unfolds. A brilliant scientist, Dr. Roche, perches high above a stormy sea, inventing a powerful explosive, when he and his assistant are kidnapped by an evil businessman, Artigas. Taken by submarine to Artigas' volcano headquarters, Roche is tricked into developing his experiment for evil intentions. The scientist’s assistant, Simon, struggles all the while to free himself and warn Roche. A magical world of baroque submarines and sailing ships, killer octopus, undersea bicycles dazzles audiences as human actors, puppetry, animation and fanciful scenic design interact to create a cinematic experience that is unique by any standards. Mixing slapstick comedy, action adventure pacing and Mélies style film magic, this little known Czechoslovakian gem transcends the juvenile literature at its source to create cinematic art of the highest order....
演员:朱莉·克里斯蒂 奥斯卡·威内尔 西里尔·库萨克 安东·迪夫伦 杰瑞米·斯宾塞 比·达夫尔 Alex Scott Gillian Aldam 迈克尔·巴尔弗 安·贝尔 伊冯·布雷克 Arthur Cox Frank Cox Fred Cox Noel Davis 凯文·埃尔登 Joan Francis 丹尼斯·吉尔摩 David Glover Arthur Haynes 马克·莱斯特 Michael Mundell Anna Palk 唐纳德·皮克林 Reg Thomason Tom Watson Earl