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....

　　小有名氣的驚悚小說作家苔絲·索恩（瑪麗亞·貝羅 Maria Bello 飾）受邀去某地進(jìn)行演講，人生地不熟的她迷失方向，汽車還在某個根本沒有手機(jī)信號的地方爆胎。當(dāng)她手足無措的時候，孔武健壯的卡車司機(jī)（威爾·哈里斯 Will Harris 飾）出現(xiàn)答應(yīng)幫她更換輪胎，然而這個暴徒見色起意，對苔絲進(jìn)行了殘酷的虐待，還把她丟在了一個浸泡著三四具女性尸體的坑道中。僥幸逃命的苔絲一路跌跌撞撞回到家中，她曾嘗試報警，卻最終三緘其口。在接下來的日子里，苔絲從混亂中理清頭緒，她決定用自己的方式向那只禽獸展開報復(fù)……　　本片根據(jù)斯蒂芬·金的短篇小說改編。

　　埃及裔美國人安瓦?艾爾?伊布拉西米（奧瑪爾?梅特瓦利 飾）大約二十年前，從埃及移民到了美國，與漂亮的美國姑娘伊莎貝拉?菲爾茲（莉絲?維瑟斯彭 飾）成了家，夫妻恩愛生活美滿，育有一子，伊莎貝拉肚子里的第二胎也日漸成型。　　某日，安瓦?艾爾?伊布拉西米從南非出差回來，在華盛頓機(jī)場被神秘的黑衣人帶走，原因是中央情報局認(rèn)為身為化學(xué)品工程師的安瓦?艾爾?伊布拉西米是恐怖分子，想從他口中撬出有用的情報。倒霉的安瓦被“引渡”至埃及的開羅，交由駐扎在當(dāng)?shù)氐闹星榫痔絾T道格拉斯?弗里曼（杰克?吉倫哈爾 飾）和老奸巨猾的當(dāng)?shù)靥絾T審訊。　　另一方面，身懷六甲的伊莎貝拉，堅信丈夫是無辜的，四下奔走，努力尋找丈夫的下落。期間，她雖然幸運(yùn)地獲得舊情人（彼得?薩斯加德 飾）的幫助，但終究不足以國家強(qiáng)勢機(jī)構(gòu)對抗，一籌莫展。　　與此同時，剛剛?cè)胄胁痪玫奶毓さ栏窭?弗里曼，在目睹了CIA同事們對安瓦進(jìn)行的非人道審訊時，也面臨著良心的拷問。　　安瓦是不是恐怖分子？伊莎貝拉能否和丈夫團(tuán)圓？中情局新手道格拉斯?弗里曼，究竟在這場暗戰(zhàn)中發(fā)揮了怎樣的作用？對這一切疑問的解答，必將引向?qū)Α耙伞闭叩闹匦聦徱暋?/p>

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