Following a 1930s-style cartoon parody featuring the singing Triplettes of the title (Violette, Blanche, and Rose, whose names are loosely patterned on the colours of the French flag) in their heyday, the story focuses on Madame Souza, an elderly woman raising her orphaned grandson Champion. Seeking to pull him out of his funk, she buys the child a tricycle, and as the years pass he achieves such excellence as a cyclist that he enters the Tour De France. Unfortunately he and two other riders are kidnapped and brought to a fictional metropolis called Belleville (the inhabitants of Belleville represent caricatured 1950s-era American stereotypes, but the city itself is portrayed as a cross between Paris, Montreal and New York City) where a gangster forces them to pedal all day on a bicycle-based gambling machine located in the bowels of the Belleville French Wine Center. With the aid of the family dog Bruno, Madame Souza sets off on a paddle boat journey to the city of Belleville. There she meets the Triplettes, now aged and decrepit but still performing, and the four women set out to rescue Madame Souza's grandson.The Triplets Of Belleville trailer
Cool! Never heard of this.
ReplyDeleteIt's a very odd little film. The animation is definately not the usual style being done these day. It gives a good back drop of Paris. It is not a good film for listening to french as there is almost no dialoge, but it is certainly a film for any French film collection. -Roy
ReplyDeleteHi I am an English Teacher from Australia and have been teaching Triplets as part of Film as Text Visual Literacy for more than two years now and my students just love this film. It is so out there it's in! The music has also been used in SUTYCD America. So watch and enjoy the visual riches that it has to offer.
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