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　　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....

 本片是由哥伦比亚电影公司出资委任电视纪录片导演皮特•戴维斯（Peter Davis）拍摄的一部探讨美国为何在1959-1975年期间发动对越战争，越南人民的悲惨遭遇，以及美国人民对越战态度转变的纪录片。这是美国本土首次放映直接采访刻画越南平民惨境的影片，片中多次表现了美军将领的种族主义和美国政府对国内人民的无耻欺骗。电影于1974年在法国嘎纳电影节首映，随即便因内容的严重争议性被哥伦比亚公司搁置。制片人波特•施耐德（Bert Schneider）与亨利•兰格（Henry Lange）向哥伦比亚公司买回了版权，并终于1975年通过华纳公司在美国公映。本片获1974年奥斯卡最佳纪录片奖，并被提名同年金球奖最佳纪录片。

　　一项革命性的人类基因研究计划，为预防疾病与犯罪带来了莫大帮助，身为研究员的一份子，希欧多不但致力于生命的发展与延续，还有个能预知他人死亡的特殊能力。不过这次他的能力却阴错阳差害死了自己的女友安娜，内疚不已的希欧多以悲伤度日，直到一个月过去，安娜竟又活生生地出现在他面前？

 改编自赛珍珠的普立兹奖小说，是好莱坞在三十年代开始注意东方题材的代表性作品。影片虽是描写中国农村夫妇的悲剧故事，但主角均由美国人扮演，导演悉尼．弗兰克林也采取西方古典电影的风格来处理，在制作上相当严谨认真。剧情描写保罗．茂尼与路易丝．莱娜本来是贫困的农民，面对饥荒的威胁甚至以烤土充饥。后来茂尼得到了一笔财富，竟整天花天酒地迷恋情妇，莱娜只有发挥贤妻的耐性期待丈夫浪子回头。今天看来类似故事已显得老套，但本片的拍摄与特技表现杰出，路易丝．莱娜亦获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。