[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9e/Triplets_of_Belleville-Poster.jpg[/IMG]
Trailer
[media]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Npro9kjyaJk[/media]
Plot (Warning, spoilers)
The story focuses on Madame Souza, an elderly woman raising her young grandson, Champion. Souza notices her grandson is sad and lonely so she buys him a puppy named Bruno to cheer him up. Although initially happy, he quickly becomes melancholy once again. After discovering that Champion has a keen interest in road bicycle racing, because it is implied that Champion's deceased parents were bicyclists, she buys him a tricycle. Years later, Champion becomes a professional cyclist with Souza as his coach.
Eventually, Champion enters the Tour de France but during the race, he and two other riders are kidnapped by two French mafia henchmen and brought to the bustling metropolis of Belleville, somewhere in North America. Souza and Bruno follow the men, but lose their trail soon after reaching the city. Lost and with no way to find Champion, Souza has a chance encounter with the renowned Belleville triplets, music hall singers from the 1930s, now elderly women turned improvisational musicians. The sisters take Souza to their home and over time she becomes a part of their group. Meanwhile, the mafia boss drugs the kidnapped cyclists and employs a mechanic to build a stationary cycling machine for the racers to race on — to create their own mini Tour de France for gambling.
At a fancy restaurant, the Triplets plus Souza perform a jam session using a newspaper, refrigerator, vacuum and bicycle wheel. The mafia boss who kidnapped her grandson happens to be in the same restaurant and, with the help of Bruno, Souza realizes he has Champion. She tails one of the mafia's minions the next day and discovers their scheme. That night, several mob bosses and their henchmen arrive at the mafia hideout and place bets on the riders. Madame Souza, Bruno and the triplets then infiltrate the hideout and sabotage the contraption, unbolting it from the ground and turning it into a pedal-powered vehicle on which they all escape. The mob henchmen pursue them, but are all thwarted amidst the chase. The film ends with the motley group riding on out of Belleville, and a flashforward to an elderly Champion reflecting on the adventure.
My review.
This film is a true work of art, there was not one part i didn't like and it was really emotional and funny at the same time
I give it 10/10
Heh, I just watched this the other day. I really like the animation style.
Story in my opinion is very original but very weak. You really have to set it in your mind that "Ok... I guess this could happen... maybe."
Near the end it was a little dragged on, and the end was kind of a cop-out in my opinion. I would have liked some epilogue or whatever.
I like this movie, but I've gotta say, it's really weird. It's just [I]strange[/I].
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Oh, shit, sorry for the bump, I forgot I was browsing way back.
It love this movie but shit the style weirds me out.
Kickass movie. I loved the triplets' fishing style.
Only seen it up to arrival to Belleville. I need to see the entire cartoon.
But yeah, it's weird. But awesome, in it's own rights.
I find the animation style depressing in away but I still love this movie.
I have in on DVD downstairs.
For some reason, the poster reminds me of Professor Layton.
Watched this in French class once.
The bikers legs freaked me out.
I....fucking.....loved.....this Movie!
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also OP, you need to redo the first post. Your spoiling the movie.
Just finished watching the entire cartoon.
I am not sure whenever the ending is happy or sad. I guess a little bit of both. Like most of the movie.
The style of animation is disturbing at times, but it has it's own charms.
The grandmother reminds me of my own. It's kinda touching that the grandmother in the cartoon did as much for her grandson as my grandmother did for me.
great fucking movie.
I like this movie, but I find that a bit short for some reason.
Remember watching this a long time ago, think it was pretty cool.
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