
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 purpose... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Portland OregonianShawn LevyIt is a pure, streamlined delight, the advent of a talent with no exact equal in modern film. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.Beautiful animation, surreal imagery, funny quirky characters and engaging situations make this a gem that should be discovered. |
| Denver Rocky Mountain NewsRobert DenersteinThe Triplets of Belleville can feel so alive you may have trouble sitting still while watching it. |
| Baltimore SunMichael SragowA madcap milestone. Not since Disney's 75-minute Alice In Wonderland (1951) has an animator filled the screen with dazzling flights of random invention that manage to hook up into a swift, brief narrative. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaWith a bit of Tintin and Tati, Charlie Chaplin and Wallace and Gromit echoing in the pacing and comic sensibility, Triplets of Belleville conjures up a world that's totally surprising and sublime. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChildren may enjoy it, aside from the youngest, who might find it too weird for comfort. Its main audience is adults, though. And not just any adults, but those in the mood for venturesome fare that's both surreal and hilarious. |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezThe movie itself is a nominee for Best Animated Feature, and it's good enough to pull a surprise upset over the beloved Finding Nemo. It's a mad masterpiece. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrAll you really need to enjoy "Triplets" is a taste for the weird and the wonderful. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigBoth a nostalgic throwback to the silent-picture era and an ultra-modern animated tale, the slyly humorous Triplets of Belleville is artful, engrossing and oddly touching. |
| L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThis divinely eccentric movie feels as if it came straight to the screen from one mans wild and wantonly free imagination. |