毁灭的发明

As its t
itle suggests THE FABULOUS WORLD O F  JU LES VER  N
E is an awe -inspiring, m eti culous cinem atic  r
endering of the
 aesthet ic and conceptual invent
ions of p roto-science fictio
n genius
Jules Vern e, based on one of the famed author's le sser known short
st
ori
es. Howeve
r, the real star of  the fil m  is
 the intricate  art direc
tion, successful ly re
nd ering the visual s  tyle  of
 ninet
een
th ce  ntury woo dcuts and
engravings into motio
 n pict ur es, cre
ating a stylized and s u
rreal graphic world within  which Verne’s fanciful tale u  nfo lds. A brill iant s cientist, Dr. Roche, perches high above a storm y   sea, inventin
g a powerful explosi
ve, when he an
d  h
 is assis  tan t a re  kidnapped by an evil b usinessman, Artigas. Tak 
en by subma 
rine   t o Ar tig a s' v
olcan o h eadquarte rs

, Roche is tricked int
o developing his experiment for evil intentions. The scie
nt
ist’s
  ass is tant,
 Simon, s
trugg l es all  the while
to free himself and warn Roche.  A magical w orld of
 b
ar
oque submarine
s and sailing ships,
 killer

 octopus, under sea bicycles da
zzles audiences  as h um
an actors, pupp
 etry, animation a
nd fanciful 
scenic design  interact to create a cine
matic exp
erience that is unique by any standards. 
Mixing slapstick comedy, action 
adventure 
pacing and M élies style fil
m m  agic, th is lit
tl e  kn  ow

n Czecho
s
lo vakian
gem transcends the juvenile  literature at its source to create cinematic art of the
highest o rder....