A bizarre combination of animation, live-action, and what seem to be cardboard cutouts is this incredible Czech creation.
It has Jules Verne as its theme but the weird vehicles and engines are a treat to see. The plot is simple and straightforward but serviceable while the work as a whole is a strange trip into a universe that it alone inhabits.
Something wild was happening in old Czechoslovakia, what with this and the film "Fantastic Planet" (from the 60s)
I showed it to a pack of jaded movie fans, and they watched in awe. They discussed nothing but it for hours. Its style is unparalleled in film history, though the comical website Wondermarch is plainly influenced.
Watch it at least once - you owe it to yourself.
It has Jules Verne as its theme but the weird vehicles and engines are a treat to see. The plot is simple and straightforward but serviceable while the work as a whole is a strange trip into a universe that it alone inhabits.
Something wild was happening in old Czechoslovakia, what with this and the film "Fantastic Planet" (from the 60s)
I showed it to a pack of jaded movie fans, and they watched in awe. They discussed nothing but it for hours. Its style is unparalleled in film history, though the comical website Wondermarch is plainly influenced.
Watch it at least once - you owe it to yourself.