ANIMATION TRANSFORMED: Invention for Destruction [The Fabulous World of Jules Verne] (1958)
Schedule
Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 am
UTC+10:30Location
13 Morphett St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia | Adelaide, SA
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The second of four screenings in Idris Kellermann Williams' new ANIMATION TRANSFORMED program, presented by Moviejuice at the Mercury. Tickets are $12 per film or $30 for a 4-film pass. Free for Mercury subscribers.INVENTION FOR DESTRUCTION aka The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958, dir. Karel Zeman)
83 mins, Czechoslovakia
Czech visual effects genius Karel Zeman blends live-action, miniatures, paintings, and stop-motion, in this rollicking marine adventure drawn from the novels of Jules Verne. Zeman’s Georges Méliès-esque visual effects conjure a proto-steampunk world that somehow replicates the look of 19th-century line engravings and inspired Terry Gilliam.
“… a genuine cinematic marvel, a masterpiece of ingenious visual realization in which the screen is transformed into a living, breathing Victorian picturebook.” James Kendrick, qnetwork.com
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