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    Jules Verne

    Jules Verne

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    Jules Gabriel Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright....
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David McK (3540 KP) rated Nautilus in TV

Jan 6, 2025  
Nautilus
Nautilus
2024 |
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
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Jules Verne, "20,000 leagues under the sea"

I've read it (it was slow).

I never realised until I heard somebody say as such in this, that Nemo is Latin for nobody.

Anyway, this is a 10-part adventure/drama miniseries that follows the crew of the Nautilus from before the Jules Verne story, in which Nemo is already an established character, from the creation of the Nautilus itself by prisoners of the East India Mercantile Company (of which Nemo is one), it's theft by the same and the chase across the oceans that follows.
  
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David McK (3540 KP) rated Around the World in 80 Days (2004) in Movies

Jan 19, 2021  
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
2004 | Action, Comedy, Family
5
6.3 (4 Ratings)
Movie Rating
2004 reimagining of the classic Jules Verne novel, and I do mean reimagining: sure, the basic premise is the same (a bet is made during Victorian times that a man can travel around the world in 80 days), but the particulars are quite different in this than in the source.

This stars Steve Coogan and Jackie Chan, both playing exactly the type of roles you would expect from each, with plenty of cameos (including Arnie Schwarzenegger!) sprinkled throughout. It's an OK film, but I did find myself zoning out at several points.
  
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HyruleBalverine (16 KP) rated Journey to the Centre of the Earth in Books

Feb 19, 2018  
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Jules Verne, Bill Homewood | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
6
7.3 (3 Ratings)
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A classic tale that's written from a scientist's point of view
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I'm not sure if it's the writing style of Jules Verne, how the book was translated, or just how the book was written (since the main character / narrator is supposed to be a scientist), but this story reads much like a text book to me. I don't mind so much that the story is slow (not much really happens until the half way point or later, and what does happen is fairly tame), but this writing style make it difficult for me to get into. The main characters don't really get to anything of real interest until nearly the end of the story, which they run away from rather than investigating, and then get an "ex machina" return to the surface.
  
    Romans et Nouvelles

    Romans et Nouvelles

    Book and Education

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    Romans et Nouvelles A library of books in french language - The best novels of french and foreign...