Manuel on the Island of Wonders
TV Show| Title | Manoel dans l'île des merveilles |
| User score | 6.9 |
| Release date | Jan 1, 1984 |
| Release date of last episode | Jan 1, 1984 |
| Genre | Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama |
| Director | Raúl Ruiz |
| Production country | PT |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 3 |
This three part French TV serial for children (alternate versions exist as a feature, Manoel’s Destinies, and a 4 part Portuguese TV serial, Adventure in Madeira) is the favourite of many devotees of Raúl Ruiz. This is because it ties the enchantment and mystery of Lewis Carroll, Carlo Collodi and the Brothers Grimm to the filmmaker’s experiments with narrative strategies and what he calls the pentaludic model of storytelling (where characters are thrown dice-like into combinations and situations governed by the play of Chance and Destiny).
Latest episodes
List of episodesS1.E3 ∙ La Petite Championne d'échecs
Jan 1, 1984
S1.E2 ∙ Le Pique-nique des rêves
Jan 1, 1984
S1.E1 ∙ Le Jardin interdit
Jan 1, 1984
