Plot Outline: When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters -- a aged song-and-dance unit from the days of Fred Astaire -- to rescue him. (more)(view trailer)
Hand-drawn animation may be faltering while computer animation flourishes,
but the old 2D standby is still capable of producing true greatness. One
example of this is "The Triplets of Belleville." Created by Sylvain Chomet
of France, it takes us into a strange and wonderful world. The characters
are amazing to behold, to the squat clubfooted Mme. Souza to the identical
square-shouldered gangsters. The opening sequence is especially good,
paying tribute to the animation style of the 1920's. This feature is paired
with the short "Destino," born of a collaboration between Walt Disney and
Salvador Dali. The surreal beauty of the short is excellently matched with
"Belleville." So, I'd say that even though 3d animation is still a force to
be reckoned with today, with gems like "Belleville," don't count 2D
animation out!
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