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....