Taxandria

Name: Taxandria
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 1996-02-21
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Rating: 6.60
Cast: Richard Kattan, Elliott Spiers, Katja Studt, Armin Mueller-Stahl

– young prince is taken for tuition at a seaside hotel but there quickly bores and wanders off to visi..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 22 Minutes

Release Year:

1994

young prince is taken for tuition at a seaside hotel but there quickly bores and wanders off to visit a nearby lighthouse. Befriended by the keeper, he learns of a secret world he can see inside the light of the lamp - the world of Taxandria ruled by the dictatorship of the 'eternal present' where all machines, progress and time have been banned. However, a naive but creative printing clerk unwittingly causes a revolution when he upsets a printing press and tries to replace the spilled letters only to have his new words taken for a subversive code. On the run he falls in love with a palace princess, discovers the forbidden art of photography and sets out to fulfill his dream of building a flying machine. Written by L.H. Wong

Styles:

Surreal, Offbeat, Stylized, Serious, Atmospheric

Producing Country:

Netherlands, Hungary, Belgium, Germany, USA, UK, France

Genre:

Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Animation, Adventure

Editor's Pick for:

Preschoolers

Release Date:

21 Feb 1996

Language:

English

Directed by:

Raoul Servais

Story Written By:

Raoul Servais, Frank Daniel, Alain Robbe-Grillet

Main Actors:

Richard Kattan, Elliott Spiers, Katja Studt, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Plot:

A young prince is taken for tuition at a seaside hotel but there quickly bores and wanders off to visit a nearby lighthouse. Befriended by the keeper, he learns of a secret world he can see inside the light of the lamp - the world of Taxandria ruled by the dictatorship of the 'eternal present' where all machines, progress and time have been banned. However, a naive but creative printing clerk unwittingly causes a revolution when he upsets a printing press and tries to replace the spilled letters only to have his new words taken for a subversive code. On the run he falls in love with a palace princess, discovers the forbidden art of photography and sets out to fulfill his dream of building a flying machine.

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.6/10