It belongs to ¨Steampunk subgenre¨ , whose main representations were ¨Steamboy¨and this ¨April and the Extraordinary World¨ directed by Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci , based on Jaques Tati's drawings , a famed comic book artist, the latter creator of the imaginative stories of Adèle Blanc-Sec . A big budgeted and overlong cartoon production that did it mean a new record for the most expensive French animated movie . It takes place in 1941 , France is trapped in the nineteenth century in a dystopian society , governed by steam and Napoleon IV , where scientists vanish suspiciously . The start of the movie shows Napoleon IV succeeding his father Napoleon III as French Emperor, and due to his weakness and ineptitude , makes peace with Prussia , ending the Franco-Prussian war , no taking place the battle of Sedan . Actually , Napoleon IV also known as Louis-Napoléon, was the only child of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, and Empress Eugénie. After his father was dethroned in 1870, he moved to England with his family. On his father's death in January 1873, he was proclaimed by the Bonapartist faction as Napoleon IV. In England, he trained as a soldier. Keen to see action, he persuaded the British to allow him to participate in the Anglo-Zulu War. In 1879, serving with British forces, he was killed in a skirmish with a group of Zulus. His early death caused an international sensation and sent shockwaves throughout Europe, as he was the last serious dynastic hope for the restoration of the House of Bonaparte to the throne of France . There Avril, a teenage girl , goes in search of her missing scientist parents . Ten years later, April is living alone with her precious cat , Darwin , continuing her family's research, and soon finds herself at the centre of a bizarre conspiracy . Resulting in an interesting an engaging plot about a teen called Abril who has to choose sides when her father and his grandfather disappear and at odds over the progress and meaning of science , Abril must try to determine for himself what he believes in and whom he can trust, as the future lies in her young hands .
This is one of the smartest , most overwhelming animations ever . The yarn takes place in an alternative universe , as a brave young girl finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power and where some modern inventions where never discovered or made available for the advancement of our societies . In the middle of the 19th century, in the midst of the Industrial Revolution , the young Avril , is raised in a family of scientists when they're suddenly kidnapped . From the moment that comes into his hands , Abril finds himself involved in a world of incredible intrigues , being relentlessly pursued by police and a mysterious organization . The axis of the film is a strange serum , in fact, it's an extraordinary secret key to a supernatural and incomparable force that various powerful organizations are eager to capture.
French animation nicely directed by Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci , two masters of the genre . Being voiced by notorious French actors , such as : Marion Cotillard , Jean Rochefort , Olivier Gourmet , Anne Coesens and the American rendition by Susan Sarandon , J. K. Simmons , Tony Hale, Mark Camacho , Paul Giamatti . It is a literary playground for non-stop action , nail-biting chases , spectacle , drama , escapism and scientific exploration . But most of all it is fun . This movie¨Avril et le monde truqué(2015)¨ is an excellent cartoon film concerning a family of scientists is on the brink of discovering a powerful invincibility serum when all of a sudden , the parents are mysteriously abducted , leaving their young daughter April behind . Being made in the purest catastrophic and futuristic style with animated scenes in a clear line , containing great spectacularity and a story that combines the past and future common mastery . The movie is based on the art style of prestigious French Jacques Tardi, but not on one of his actual works. ¨April and the extraordinary world¨ along with ¨Otomo's Steamboy" are definitely perfect examples of ¨Steampunk fiction sub-genre¨ , taking historical settings : Industrial Revolution, and adding the element of Sci-fi super science.
