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Director:
Sylvain Chomet
Writers:
Sylvain Chomet (writer)
David Freedman (dialogue)
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Release Date:
27 May 1998 (France) more
Genre:
Animation | Comedy | Short more
Plot:
A starving gendarme, wasting away from hunger, is reduced to grabbing castoff snacks from fat American tourists... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 3 nominations more
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A short trip before the Triplets more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Jim Pidgeon ... (voice)
Michoue Sylvain ... (voice)
Andrea Usher-Jones ... (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Old Lady and the Pigeons
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Runtime:
France:25 min | UK:21 min
Country:
France | UK | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
France:U | UK:PG

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Referenced in Les triplettes de Belleville (2003) more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
A short trip before the Triplets, 15 October 2006
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Author: FilmFlaneur from London

If you have ever wondered what Sylvain Chomet, the creator of Les Triplettes de Belleville did before that, then I can tell you: it's this, an entirely characteristic, shorter and considerably darker tale of pigeons and policemen, allied to a cruel dig at American tourists in Paris. The animator's Searle-like style is already fully formed and one or two of the beloved character types from Belleville (the dog, the diminutive mother) appear here too. Vieille Dame is not however merely a dry run for the fully fledged feature, more an extended taster of a unique talent. At only 20 mins it is still worth seeking out and is coupled on disc with three other animations laced with dark humour, although sadly not by Chomet. Only available from Amazon.fr apparently as part of a 50 minute DVD, and without English subtitles - although as only one of the four animation uses language to any extent, and the lesser of these too, this is not a real problem. Recommended.

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