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Belleville Rendez-vous
2003
In this animated French film, a boy named Champion trains relentlessly for the Tour de France, with the help of his loyal grandmother and overweight dog, Bruno (who loves to bark at passing trains). When the big race comes, Champion and a few of his fellow racers are kidnapped by some thugs who spirit them off to Belleville (a .. Read more
| Director | Sylvain Chomet |
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| Genres | Animated, Comedy, World Cinema |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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This animated adventure from Sylvain Chomet is a graphic delight and a triumph of invention. Effortlessly combining slapstick, character quirk and nostalgia, it follows a club-footed grandmother and her pudgy mutt across the Atlantic as they attempt to rescue the cyclist grandson who has been kidnapped from the Tour de France by two sinister gangsters. Splendid set pieces abound, including the newsreel opening (featuring such greats as Charles Trenet, Fred Astaire and Josephine Baker), the ocean crossing, dinner with the derelict Belleville triplets and the climactic chase. There's the occasional longueur, but the wealth of throwaway gags and passing homages give this ambitious entertainment a unique charm.
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The new century is shaping up to be a fine time for world animation, not least for child's eye features packed with... read more on Time Out
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Endlessly inventive, stunnungly rendered and deliciously dark and twisted.
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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35 out of 36 people found this review helpful
You'll never have seen anything like this before.
A stunning and unique film that combines both hand drawn and CGI animation to perfection. At no point in this film does the animation look 'rough' or &#... more
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30 out of 49 people found this review helpful
Visually interesting
This was an incredibly imaginative animated film, but was not really to my taste. Visually interesting but the lack of dialogue and use of sounds kind of ... more
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22 out of 31 people found this review helpful
Disappointing, and I SO wanted to like it
Aaah, such promise. The stills I'd seen looked beautiful. And the film was correspondingly beautiful to look at. And the character animation was great too, ... more
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Ultimately boring
I did try. I really did.
I looked at the other high reviews and wanted to see this. Sadly I couldn't see it through
to the end, it ... more -
30 out of 49 people found this review helpful
Visually interesting
This was an incredibly imaginative animated film, but was not really to my taste. Visually interesting but the lack of dialogue and use of sounds kind of ... more
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35 out of 36 people found this review helpful
You'll never have seen anything like this before.
A stunning and unique film that combines both hand drawn and CGI animation to perfection. At no point in this film does the animation look 'rough' or &#... more
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30 out of 49 people found this review helpful
Visually interesting
This was an incredibly imaginative animated film, but was not really to my taste. Visually interesting but the lack of dialogue and use of sounds kind of ... more
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22 out of 31 people found this review helpful
Disappointing, and I SO wanted to like it
Aaah, such promise. The stills I'd seen looked beautiful. And the film was correspondingly beautiful to look at. And the character animation was great too, ... more
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19 out of 27 people found this review helpful
Amazing!!!
This is one of the best animated films I have ever seen. Although the animation is at times reminiscent of older Disney films such as "The Aristocats"... more
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12 out of 17 people found this review helpful
Highly Original Animation
This will be like no other cartoon you have ever seen. It is stylish innovative and highly entertaining. Beware however - this is not Disney and is not ... more
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10 out of 10 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
fantastic characters...
...are what makes this film so good. I smile every time i think about the dog barking at the train. Unique, original and distinctive. A breath of fresh air; ... more
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17 out of 31 people found this review helpful
It's not bad - it's just drawn that way
Sorry, but I fell asleep through this. Woke up with the menu looping at me and put the DVD in the envelope and walked straight down to post it back.
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9 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Wizard of odd
Bizzare, inventive and darkly comic, Belleville Rendezvous is the perfect antidote to saccharine sweet Disney and proof that Western animation can still be ... more
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7 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Deliciously quirky
This is not your average animation - there are scenes which, like Pixar, take your breath away with the audacity and sheer imagination at work, but don't ... more
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8 out of 12 people found this review helpful
I really wanted to like this film...
... I caught the last few minutes of it on TV a couple of years ago and thought it looked like my kind of quirky film.
The film is typically ... more
Critics' reviews (3)
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This animated adventure from Sylvain Chomet is a graphic delight and a triumph of invention. Effortlessly combining slapstick, character quirk and nostalgia, it follows a club-footed grandmother and her pudgy mutt across the Atlantic as they attempt to rescue the cyclist grandson who has been kidnapped from the Tour de France by two sinister gangsters. Splendid set pieces abound, including the newsreel opening (featuring such greats as Charles Trenet, Fred Astaire and Josephine Baker), the ocean crossing, dinner with the derelict Belleville triplets and the climactic chase. There's the occasional longueur, but the wealth of throwaway gags and passing homages give this ambitious entertainment a unique charm.
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The new century is shaping up to be a fine time for world animation, not least for child's eye features packed with... read more on Time Out
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Endlessly inventive, stunnungly rendered and deliciously dark and twisted.
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Belleville Rendez-vous
In this animated French film, a boy named Champion trains relentlessly for the Tour de France, with the help of his loyal grandmother and overweight dog, Bruno (who loves to bark at passing trains). When the big race comes, Champion and a few of his fellow racers are kidnapped by some thugs who ...
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