The Triplets of Belleville

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	Jean-Claude Donda	Le Géneral de Gaulle
	Dirk Denoyelle	Les commentateurs Sportifs
	Monica Viegas	Madame Souza
	Graziellia de Villa	Madame Souza (Englsh version)
	Michel Robin	'Champion' adulte
	Noël Baye	'Champion' adulte (English version)
	Suzy Falk	Triplette
	Michèle Caucheteux	Triplet #3
	Nicole Shirer	Triplette
	Germaine Charest	Triplette
	Helen Wambolt	Triplette
	Evelyn Snow	Triplette
	Ron Séguin	Triplette
	Helga Van Der Heyden	Additional voice
	Jeron Amin Dewulf	Additional voice
	Jef Tips	Additional voice
	Hendrik Van Eycken	Additional voice
	Emmanuel Biront	Additional voice
	Max E. Thijssen	Additional voice
	Karlijn Sileghem	Additional voice
	Anneleen Cooreman	Additional voice
	Patrick Ridremont	Additional voice
	Patrick Bauwens	Additional voice
	Bernard Cogniaux	Additional voice
	Camilia Blereau	Additional voice

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Director	Sylvain Chomet
Writer	Sylvain Chomet
Producer	Adam Adler, Didier Brunner, Paul Cadieux, Regis Ghezelbash, Colin Rose, Viviane Vanfleteren
Musician	Benoît Charest

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Story Synopsis:
The elderly Madame Souza spends her time in the French countryside, listening to the classic music by "The Triplets Of Belleville" and encouraging her grandson to chase his dreams of winning the Tour de France. However, when her grandson is kidnapped by strange Mafia gangsters and taken to the big city of Belleville to be used in a bizarre gambling scheme, Souza and her canine companion (the wonderfully animated Bruno) set off to get him back. With virtually no dialogue, the Oscar®-nominated "The Triplets Of Belleville" ("Les Triplettes de Belleville") is an infectious -- if totally bizarre -- and beautifully animated experience. (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
The movie opens with full-frame black-and-white animation stylized to resemble the crude early stages of animated films, then the widescreen frame soon widens to a 1.78:1 aspect ratio. The anamorphically enhanced DVD picture showcases the fascinating animation with solid colors that are muted and perfectly complementary to the setting and tone of the story. There are several very dim sequences that give the picture an engulfing, moody quality. The images have a simple style that occasionally adds creative dimension. The only minor complaint is the appearance of edge halos at times, but otherwise this picture looks great! (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
This is an odd, but altogether immersive Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel soundtrack. Why does it seem so odd? Because I don’t think I’ve ever heard a soundtrack from an animated film, or any film for that matter, without any sort of spoken dialogue in the front center channel that has as many immersive sonic properties as this presentation does. It’s almost like watching a silent film. The front center channel is just as active as it would be with dialogue, but without the dialogue. Most of the audio information that’s presented in the front center channel, as music or sound effects, actually voice the emotion and feeling of the film in the same way as if actual dialogue were present. Channel separation across the front three channels is excellent, as well. The choral music in Chapters 13 and 14 sounds fantastic and gives the presentation a spectacularly regal feeling. This soundtrack is highly entertaining, highly immersive, and wonderfully effective. (Jeffrey Kern)

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