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Belleville Rendez-Vous [2003]
DVD ~ Mari-Lou Gauthier
4.5 out of 5 stars 49 customer reviews (49 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Mari-Lou Gauthier, Lina Boudreau, Béatrice Bonifassi, Michel Robin, Michèle Caucheteux
  • Directors: Sylvain Chomet
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language French, Portuguese
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Tartan Video
  • DVD Release Date: 26 Jan 2004
  • Run Time: 78 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars (49 customer reviews)
  • DVD Features:
    • Main Language: French
    • Available Audio Tracks: DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
    • Sub Titles: English
    • Disc Format: DVD 9
    • Scene Selection
    • Original Theatre Trailer
    • Making Of Documentary
    • Interview With Director And Art Director
    • Animation Lesson
    • Music Video
    • Making Of The Music Video
    • Belleville Theme By M
    • 3 Scenes With Commentary
  • ASIN: B00011FXHS
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,630 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
One of the more surprising critical hits of 2003, Sylvain Chomet's Belleville Rendezvous is a French animation that combines occasional beauty and charm with sardonic grotesquerie. People have commented about its bitchy portrait of a USA where everyone is overweight and over-helpful; it is equally nasty about a provincial France, where everything is grey and nothing is convenient. A grandmother and her dog set out to rescue a cyclist who has been kidnapped by the French Mafia and is forced to race endlessly into a receding projected landscape; she is helped by a superannuated trio of female close-harmony chansonniers marooned in American poverty.

Nothing in this film is mere chance--almost everything we see turns out to be relevant. There is also little dialogue--most of the time, sound effects and music take its place, from the irritating squeak of a mechanic's breathing to the sublimity of Mozart's "Kyrie" as a storm rages at sea. Belleville Rendezvous uses the best of traditional animation techniques and modern technology to produce something sharply funny and beautifully composed; it is not quite like anything you have seen before. --Roz Kaveney

DVD Description
Noticing that her grandson, Champion, is a lonely little boy, Madame Souza buys him his first bicycle. Years go by, and with Madame Souza putting him through his paces, Champion becomes worthy of his name. Now he is ready to enter the world’s most famous cycling competition, the Tour de France. But no sooner than the race begun, two mysterious men in black kidnap him and it is up to Madame Souza and her faithful dog, Bruno, to rescue him.

Soon, their quest takes them to a giant metropolis called Belleville, where they encounter three eccentric female music hall stars of the 1930s and do battle with the evil French mafia. But can they rescue Champion? A visual treat for young and old alike, this stunning film has captured the imagination of audience the world over with its unique blend of classic animation and razor-sharp wit.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Silent Triumph, 17 Jun 2004
By Amanda Richards "Hotpurplekoolaid" (ECD, Guyana) - See all my reviews
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Words almost fail me to describe this movie. It has scarcely any dialogue, but the hand drawing is so exquisite that you don't miss it at all. With just a look, or a movement, the characters portray so much that words become superfluous. The resigned desperation of the cyclists, the determination of Grandma, and those irrepressible Triplets, all expertly drawn to graphically convey every nuance.

There's humor to be found in every frame, the characters are caricatures of caricatures, and the imagery is breathtaking. This is one of those movies that you can watch over and over again, and find something new each time. The music and sound effects also contribute to an overall excellent movie.

It's sad, it's funny, it's moving. The Triplets of Belleville brings a new maturity to cartoons.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking, 28 Dec 2003
By MR PAUL A HOLMES (London, UK United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This is something that has your eyes wide open, childlike, from beginning to end. It shares it's charm with Nick Park's Creature Comforts but unlike our plasticine friends' Belleville Rendezvous inhabits a slight darker world.

Like Ardman, it chooses to make a charicature of it's host nation, but then goes some. France is both quaint and tiresome through the eyes of the director, but more viciously, America is a grotesque nightmare.

Whilst the politicking will keep the intellectuals amused, the real fun is the adventure. And what an adventure it is. Dog lovers will love Bruno, and just plain humans will love everything else.

If there is a genre, and a tradition, this film adheres to it with a final chase scene that is brilliantly absurd. Disney doesn't make this stuff. Because it can't. It's not allowed. And for that we really all should be thankful. See it, whether you are nine or ninety - it's a masterpiece.

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Why you should watch The Belleville Rendez-vous today!, 29 Dec 2004
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I truly cannot speak highly enough of this wonderful little animated film.

Set in France in the early 20th century, it tells the story of Champion, a young chubby-cheeked boy who is sent to live with his grandmother after the death of his parents. After trying a variety of techniques to cajoule a smile out of her grandson, she eventually decides that a bicycle may be the answer... her intuition pays off and, after many late-night, rainy bike rides among the steep inclines of the town's hills, Champion begins to live up to his name.

This is where the film really begins to get going. Shady mafiosa-types carry out a daring kidnap of Champion and two of his opponents mid-race. Their tired bodies are then led to a dark underground lair and the trio's cycling talents are used for gambling purposes.

Meanwhile, Champion's Grandmother embarks on an epic trail across deadly seas and through an even more dangerous New York City in an attempt to track her boy down. She has help along the way from three once-famous singing sisters who are now a little down on their luck. Their heroic efforts eventually result in an unlikely end to the tale.

The animation in this feature was truly Oscar-worthy. While some of the recent Disney/Dreamworks pictures have been very special, The Belleville Rendez-vous is in a different league. The animation is wonderfully dark and all of the characters are deliberately exaggerated caricatures - particularly the marvellous dog; the scenes involving his interest in trains are hilarious.

Overall, the film feels as if it was from a different age... one where the emphasis was on imagination and originality rather than cheap laughs and colourful fish. A must-see film for anybody looking for something with a little difference and panache.

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