Relish the film's deadpan grotesquery, its flair for invention, be it the fanciful narrative segues or various object lessons...
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01/26/06
The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
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Reviews Counted:132
Fresh:124
Rotten:8
Average Rating:8.2/10
Consensus: Richly detailed and loaded with surreal touches, The Triplets of Belleville is an odd, delightful charmer.
Theatrical Release:29-08-2003
Synopsis: In this animated French film, a boy named Champion trains relentlessly for the Tour de France, with the help of his loyal grandmother and overweight dog, Bruno (who loves to bark at passing... [More]
Reviews for The Triplets of Belleville
Top CriticForges an all new narrative and visual style that's so winning it lingers in the mind long after the credits roll.
08/14/03
It may clock in at a crisp 80 minutes, yet a single viewing can barely do justice to this richly detailed and often playfully macabre adventure.
08/14/03
Top CriticQuite unlike anything you will have ever seen in an animated picture.
08/14/03
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10/18/08
Top CriticChomet made this movie to remind us how imaginative animation can be as an art form.
03/05/05
A strange and wonderful tale that relies on and indulges in the luxuries of hand-drawn animation
12/28/03
Most of the magic of this unusual movie comes from the freshness, imagination and sweet spirit of its animation, which is blissfully its own thing and does not show the influence of any of the reigning forces in the art form.
12/26/03
Oooh la la and a certain je ne sais quoi permeate every frame of this imaginative French gem that leaves ordinary animated projects in the dust.
12/21/03
'El estilo y la atmósfera en que se desarrolla son de una calidad e inteligencia que pocas veces podemos apreciar de este lado del Atlántico.'
07/20/04
As original as it is strange, The Triplets of Belleville not only will win you over with that potent combination, but will likely tempt you to seek out its company again and again.
02/06/04
Let the movie wash over you, and, at the very least, it will cleanse your palate.
02/15/04
"Dazzlingly inventive and delightful and probably unlike any cartoon -- or movie -- you've ever seen..."
01/26/04
For someone with an adventurous cinematic appetite, a production that makes Miyazaki appear mainstream is surely worth a look.
11/25/03
An insanely delicious animated feature.
11/26/03
Visual ingenuity, wry humour, and French self-parody add up to a strange and touching experience.
10/28/03
Chomet's charming, visually cluttered realm...is so imaginative and vividly realized you could freeze any frame and spend an hour picking through its details.
03/01/04
Un beau, wildy amusement et un film original ! See this immediately- read on->
05/15/04
If Walt Disney had gone on a binge of red wine, hallucinatory drugs and absurdist plays, The Triplets of Belleville could have sprouted from his animation empire.
02/13/04
It would appear that the best 'toon flicks are presently being produced outside the USA.
02/04/04
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