Voyages Extraordinaires
Although many contemporary write-ups about the film suggested a connection with Jules Verne's works (see the Release and reception section below), the film is not an adaptation of any of his famous "Voyages Extraordinaires" novels; rather, it is a parodic, satiric homage to the entire "Voyages Extraordinaires" series, in something of the same style as Albert Robida's Verne-spoofing comic novel "Voyages très extraordinaires de Saturnin Farandoul" (1879–1880). If anything, the film may be said to be inspired very loosely by Verne's "The Adventures of Captain Hatteras" or his "The Sphinx of the Ice Fields".