步行街

毀滅的發明

　　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....

19 十九

少女椿

　　故事發生在繁華的大都市東京，十四歲的少女阿綠（中村里砂 飾）失去了唯一的親人，孤苦無依的她在誤打誤撞之中走進了名為“赤貓座”的巡回馬戲團中，就此拉開了悲慘人生的序幕。無處可去的阿綠在馬戲團中受盡了眾人的凌辱和折磨，淪為奴隸和傭人，日子過得苦不堪言，每一天都是地獄般的寫照 。　　就在阿綠快要絕望之時，侏儒魔術師出現在了馬戲團中，出現在了她的眼前。侏儒魔術師的出現讓快要倒閉的馬戲團重現生機，他亦成為了馬戲團中最重要的成員。與此同時，阿綠在魔術師的身上找到了久違的溫暖和感情，兩人決定結婚，雙雙逃離這充滿了痛苦的魔窟。