Under the Seas entire output, some prints of the film were hand-tinted frame by frame by female factory workers and sold at a higher price. The film survives as an incomplete fragment; some scenes are presumed lost. Under the Seas Under the Seas () is a silent film made in 1907 by the French director Georges Méliès. The film, a parody of the novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne, follows a fisherman who dreams of traveling by submarine to the bottom of the ocean, where he encounters both realistic and fanciful sea creatures, including a chorus of naiads. Yves,
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky Times" called the series "a dreamy but gritty period drama, superbly acted" and "the kind of television at which the BBC repeatedly excels – rich and fulfilling for its understatement, discreet tales that are well told." "Variety" praised the series, writing it "brims with a sense of yearning that takes the very old quandary of not being able to control who one loves and puts an evergreen spin on it. Moreover, the production itself is as meticulous as the storytelling, from the drab palette used in capturing the Depression-era surroundings to the melancholy score." Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky