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....

莎拉（瑞贝卡·德·莫妮 Rebecca De Mornay 饰）是一名研究犯罪学的心理学家，工作中，她见识过各种各样冷酷残暴的变态凶手，无数个鲜血淋漓诡异可怖的犯罪现场，没有任何罪犯留下的蛛丝马迹能够逃脱她的眼睛，没有任何威胁和危险能够让她屈服。　　一次偶然中，莎拉邂逅了名为托尼（安东尼奥·班德拉斯 Antonio Banderas 饰）的男子。风度翩翩温文尔雅的托尼很快就吸引了莎拉的注意，没过多久，两人便坠入了爱河。然而，也就是从这时候起，莎拉的身边开始接二连三的发生离奇的怪事，一股强烈的恶意正在迅速接近着莎拉，而莎拉的直觉告诉她，这一切，都和托尼有着千丝万缕的关联。