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　　Voltage Pictures拿下艾瑪·羅伯茨、海登·克里斯滕森主演的浪漫愛情片[小意大利](Little Italy，暫譯)的國際銷售權。該片由唐納德·佩特瑞([倒霉愛神])執導，故事類似現代版羅密歐與朱麗葉，講述一名見習廚師同一位餐廳老板墜入愛河。他們父親是商業死對頭，母親卻是秘密的閨中好友。

　　少女芳江（木口亞矢 飾）本是某藝妓館內的低等侍女，她潛心伺候身為當家藝妓的姐姐菊奴（長谷部瞳 飾），但是菊奴對她頤指氣使，絕情絕義。偶然機會，芳江過人的膂力被影野制鐵的少爺影野光（齋藤工 飾）所發掘。影野制鐵表面上是一家大型家族式鋼鐵公司，暗中則受命于國家，擔負武器的制造工作。與此同時，其創始人影野拳山（志垣太郎 飾）懷有不可告人的野心，他四處網羅人生失意的女孩，將她們訓練成美貌與殺傷力并重的藝妓殺手，甚至通過身體機械化改造來加強女孩們的實力。　　懵懵懂懂的芳江與菊奴被騙進入影野制鐵，姐妹倆更被迫互相殘殺。在此過程中，她們為了超越對方而不斷加強訓練和改造，繼而成為影野家族不可或缺的機器人殺手。然而隨著任務的進行，芳江卻漸漸發現親情的珍貴以及影野家族的丑惡用心……

　　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....

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