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....

 故事發生在一九三九年的夏天，克里姆（沃爾特·皮金 Walter Pidgeon 飾）和妻子米尼佛夫人（葛麗亞·嘉遜 Greer Garson 飾）住在英國郊外，兩人結婚多年，生了三個孩子，生活幸福美滿。克里姆的大兒子韋恩（理查德·內伊 Richard Ney 飾）愛上了花會創辦人的孫女貝爾（特雷莎·懷特 Teresa Wright 飾），情投意合的兩人很快走到了一起。戰爭開始了，韋恩想要為國效忠，趕往了前線，而克里姆和米尼佛夫人則在后方支援。某日，一名德國飛行員受傷闖入了米尼佛夫人的后花園，米尼佛夫人憑借著自己的勇敢與智慧協助警察成功將其捉拿。米尼佛夫人和貝爾小姐在送韋恩前往駐地的途中遭遇了空襲，一時間兇多吉少。

 故事發生在2008年北京奧運會前夕，參加過朝鮮戰爭的退伍老兵張大川（楊新鳴 飾），與兒子一家生活在中國南方的一個小鎮上，雖然同住一個屋檐下但關系并不親密。一天，大川接到老戰友去世的電話，于是他決定獨自前往北京，參加戰友的葬禮。這個計劃，被正值青春叛逆期的孫子小松（胡昌霖 飾）發現，小松懇求和威脅爺爺帶他一起去。爭執之后，從未單獨出過遠門的祖孫倆上路了.......