Chomet has made a refreshing film set apart by its humour, unique cultural flavour and quality animation.
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12/19/03
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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:Nov 26, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $6,798,854
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]
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Reviews for The Triplets of Belleville
A dialog-free, animated film for adults that would have made a great short film, but, without speech or much of a story, it is seventy-five minutes too long.
12/12/03
The comparative abstractness of Mr. Chomet's vision allows the mind to wander freely.
12/11/03
Top CriticKept me smiling for 80 minutes, and that’s worth something, right?
12/06/03
Not since Pee-wee's Big Adventure has the story of a boy and his bike been this delightfully strange.
12/05/03
Finding a delicate balance between dystopia and nostalgia, this diaphanous, baroque vision isn't just a disarming trifle: it's genuinely transporting.
12/05/03
International story of bicycling, rescue, singing, the passage of time and the nature of evil is a fantastic use of animation for grown-up storytelling.
12/04/03
many notable moments of animation excellence
12/03/03
[L]ike nothing you’ve ever seen and at the same time like a recurring dream you can always just barely remember when you wake up...
12/01/03
Captivating to watch.
11/29/03
Top CriticEvery so often, a film comes along that is so original, imaginative, and just plain flat-out wonderful that you can do little but marvel at the filmmaker's artistry.
11/28/03
It's all très charming.
11/28/03
Top CriticArtful, engrossing and oddly touching.
11/26/03
An utter delight.
11/26/03
Top CriticAn insanely delicious animated feature.
11/26/03
Top CriticA wildly imaginative and wholly original creation.
11/26/03
A singular delight.
11/26/03
Top CriticIt should appeal to adventurous types looking for a more challenging animated feature.
11/25/03
A tour de force of ink-washed, crosshatched mischief and unlikely sublimity.
11/25/03
Top CriticA truly out-there piece of comic animation, the most outlandishly visual film of the year, this 80-minute French treat takes us into a world that can barely be described, a world unlike any we've seen before.
11/25/03
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