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Title: The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
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Jean-Claude Donda | ... |
Le Géneral de Gaulle /
Les commentateurs Sportifs /
Le clochard /
les Réclames
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Dirk Denoyelle | ... |
Les commentateurs Sportifs /
Le clochard (Dutch version)
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Monica Viegas | ... |
Madame Souza
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Graziellia de Villa | ... |
Madame Souza (Englsh version)
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| Michel Robin | ... |
'Champion' adulte
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Noël Baye | ... |
'Champion' adulte (English version)
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Suzy Falk | ... |
Triplette
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Michèle Caucheteux | ... |
Triplet #3
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Nicole Shirer | ... |
Triplette
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Germaine Charest | ... |
Triplette
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Helen Wambolt | ... |
Triplette /
Singing voice
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Evelyn Snow | ... |
Triplette /
Singing voice
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Ron Séguin | ... |
Triplette /
Singing voice
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Helga Van Der Heyden | ... |
Additional voice
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Jeron Amin Dewulf | ... |
Additional voice
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Madame Souza, an elderly woman, instills in her grandson Champion (for who she acts as his guardian) a love of cycling. As a young man, he does become a dedicated road racer with his grandmother as his trainer. During a mountainous leg of the Tour de France in which Champion is racing, he goes missing. Evidence points to him being kidnapped. Indeed, he and two of his competitors were kidnapped, the kidnappers who want to use the threesome's unique skills for nefarious purposes. With Champion's overweight and faithful pet dog Bruno at her side, Madame Souza goes looking for Champion. Their trek takes them overseas to the town of Belleville. Without any money, Madame Souza and Bruno are befriended and taken in by three eccentric elderly women, who were once the renowned jazz singing group The Triplets of Belleville. The triplets help Madame Souza and Bruno try to locate and rescue Champion. Written by Huggo
Madame Souza raises her grandson Champion and tries to make him happier with a baby dog, Bruno. However, the boy remains sad, and the grandmother gives a tricycle for him. The boy gets excited with the gift, and trained by Madame Souza along the years, he finally competes the Tour de France. When Champion is kidnapped by two MIBs from the French mafia, Madame Souza and Bruno travel to Belleville to rescue him, with the support of the elder singers, the Belleville Sisters.
What a wonderful surprise "Les Triplettes de Belleville" is! An original, impressive and very bizarre dark story, that recalls the style of Tim Burton, supported by an amazing music score. The scene on the sea, while playing Mozart's Mass in C Minor, is fantastic and maybe my favorite. The city of Belleville, visibly inspired in New York, with a fat Statue of Liberty, is impressive. The intentional exxageration in the proportions of the ships and sky-scrapers is amazing and stylish. The grotesque and ugly characters are very unusual for heroes and even villains, and this movie is basically the opposite of the animations of Pixar and Disney. Madame Souza has a shorter leg; Champion has deformed legs and long nose; Bruno is horribly fat; the MIBs are plane; their boss is very short; the old singers look like witches; in common, all of them are very ugly. I really recommend this movie for viewers that aim to see a fresh idea of animation, with dark comedy and weird adventure. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "As Bicicletas de Belleville" ("The Bicycles of Belleville")