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　　A portrait of actress Eleonora Duse.

　　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....

　　鲍威尔（安东尼•霍普金斯 Anthony Hopkins 饰）是一位专门研究黑猩猩的人类学家，他在卢旺达长期观察观察当地黑猩猩的活动。然而两年前，这位性情温和的学者突然性情大变，杀了两位当地的森林管理员以及伤害了多名管理员后神秘失踪。如今，他终于被逮捕归案，关押在美国高度戒严的精神病监狱。　　年轻的精神病专家卡尔特（小库珀•古丁 Cuba Gooding 饰）意图揭开鲍威尔精神失常之谜而一举成名，于是他深入到监狱直接与鲍威尔进行对话。鲍威尔一开始对这位访客充满敌意，身为人类学家的他在卡尔特面前一点也不落下风。随着对话的逐渐深入，卡尔特渐渐了解到了事件真相：鲍威尔杀害的管理员其实是偷猎大猩猩的恶棍……

　　讲述一个从阿富汗的退役的女兵凯特组织了一群年轻美貌的少女到英国乡村业林里探险活动……