12pt9 · @12pt9
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April 11: Ride a on

Karel Zeman was a Czech film maker who seemingly magically combined live action with . In his Vynález zkázy [A Deadly Invention] (1958), loosely based on 's Face au Drapeau, a professor is kidnapped by a fiendish count who wants to get his hands on a terrible super-weapon. Underwater pursuits commence! Based on the engravings that accompany the Verne story, Zeman came up with fantastic highly stylised in-camera effects that make the sets, actors and props resemble cross-hatched etchings.

That's more than enough words, here's the yewtu.be/watch?v=9ZLfe5xad4U

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Last updated 2 years ago

12pt9 · @12pt9
249 followers · 649 posts · Server cinematheque.social

April 11: Ride a on

Karel Zeman was a Czech film maker who seemingly magically combined live action with . In his Vynález zkázy [A Deadly Invention] (1958), loosely based on 's Face au Drapeau, a professor is kidnapped by a fiendish count who wants to get his hands on a terrible super-weapon. Underwater pursuits commence! Based on the engravings that accompany the Verne story, Zeman came up with fantastic highly stylised in-camera effects that make the sets, actors and props resemble cross-hatched etchings.

That's more than enough words, here's the yewtu.be/watch?v=9ZLfe5xad4U

@film letterboxd.com/12pt9/list/bale

#bales2023filmchallenge #submarine #nationalsubmarinedav #stopmotion #animation #julesverne #trailer #film #cinema #czechoslovakia #karelzeman #satire #science #scifi #adventure #zdenekliska #filmastodon #cinemastodon

Last updated 2 years ago