It's 1941 but France is trapped in the nineteenth century, governed by steam and Napoleon V, where scientists vanish mysteriously. Avril (Marion Cotillard), a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.
Macha Grenon voiced Annette in both the French and the English version.
Rodrigue:
Chimène, I just had an idea. A nonviolent one! I think you'll like it.
The introduction takes the initial backstory from 1870 to 1931. The narrator mentions 70 years have elapsed, but that is actually 60 years.
The opening credits of the production companies, cast and crew are drawn in the movie's animated style on cards, labels and other objects inside a lab.
French
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$11,413 27 March 2016
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