nating aircraft and machines.

Zeman creates a dazzling array of visual images using stop-motion and hand drawn animation combined with a layout of backgrounds designed to look like moving woodcut pictures from old children's books. Combine his understated sense of humor and you have the recipe for a classic adventure for young and old.

DVD EXTRAS
Le Dirigeable Fantastique (1907) - The always imaginative George Méliès creates his own vision of an imaginary airship. (B&W, Silent with a new music score).
Voyage To Jupiter (1909) - An early French fantasy film in which a magical scholar takes a trip to the fifth planet only to receive a rather unwelcome reception. (B&W, Silent with a new music score).
The Flying House (1921) - Animator Winsor McCay sends a married couple on an unlikely journey around the universe while still in their own bed. (B&W, Silent with a new music score).

36:T7f8,The 'product description' included for this DVD pretty well sums up the essence of the film's storyline but I would add that I found this to be one of the most all around enjoyable movies produced by Czech fantasy film-maker Karel Zeman that I have seen. People who are familiar with Zeman's work will find all of his trademark stylistic elements well represented in this imaginative tale which celebrates, and brings to life, the writings & visions of Victorian period SciFi author Jules Verne. Live actors are blended with animated artworks to create an atmosphere reminiscent of the fanciful engravings that illustrated the books and magazines of Verne's day. Zeman's artistry makes even the most fantastic inventions appear plausible and the story contains many examples of fabulous machinery... a 'Steampunk' lovers dream!Zeman often injects some sly political satire into his works and I found 'The Stolen Airship' to be one of the m