The Triplets of Belleville

I brought this movie as a christmas present for my sister, you really have to have a keen sense of humor to watch this movie! If you do, you will find it amusing, she did, and so did I.

France, the late 1950s. When her grandson, a bicycle rider at the tour de France, is kidnapped, Madame Souza, a onetime nightclub singer during the times of Josephine Baker, has to rescue him with the help of the family dog from the hands of some American gangsters. While this (almost silent) animated film shows a good hand at storytelling and is technically proficient, I came out of the theater without liking it much. I wasn't sure why and it would take time to articulate my feelings toward it. Basically, the problem with it is that its nostalgia toward an old France is patently fake: the director wasn't even born during the time the movie takes place. (I found the same phony nostalgia in a much worse film, Amelie). Let's also compare the triplettes with a movie made during the late fifties: Jacques Tati's Mon Oncle. While Tati also laments the passing of old France and the coming of a new aseptic France, his feelings are heartfelt. And he does this with talent and sincere humor, and without falling into the miserabilism of this animated feature.

Love this movie!!! It's a classic! I saw it at the movie theater and had to have it for my collection. Very good animation and story line.

This is one of the funnist movie I have seen, and I had to have a copy for myself. You can't go wrong purchasing this fine film

I have shared The Triplets of Belleville with 5 other adults ages 29-62 who loved it enough to order their own copy through Amazon. It is delightfully entertaining, artistically intruiging and the characterizations are brilliant! Even the bystanders are fascinating. This is the only animated film I have ever purchased for myself. May there be many more from this artist!