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The Triplets of Belleville Sylvain Chomet, 2003
showing time: 1 hour 22 minutes
Director: Sylvain Chomet
Art Director: Evgeni Tomov; Filmmaker: Sylvain Chomet; Music Composer and Arranger: Benoit Charest
Adopted by his grandmother, Madame Souza, Champion is a lonely little boy. Noticing that the lad is never happier than on a bicycle, Madame Souza puts him through a rigorous training process. Years go by and Champion becomes worthy of his name. Now he is ready to enter the world-famous cycling race, the Tour de France. However during this cycling contest two mysterious men in black kidnap Champion. Madame Souza and her faithful dog Bruno set out to rescue him. Their quest takes them across the ocean to a giant megalopolis called Belleville where they encounter the renowned "Triplets of Belleville," three eccentric female music-hall stars from the '30s who decide to take Madame Souza and Bruno under their wing. Thanks to Bruno's brilliant sense of smell, the brave duo are soon on to Champion's trail. But will they succeed in beating the devilish plans of the evil French mafia?
1. The first film sequence of the Triplets of Belleville is different in look from the rest of the film. What is the director trying to achieve in its look and how does if fit into the story: 2. How do the artists exagerate the characters appearance through their drawings to describe the individual personality- in this, give examples of both a positive and negative characters? How do they look in relations to who they are? 3. How is the sound and music important to this film? Give examples of each to show how they enhance the story. 4.
Even though this film is in French, it is relatively easy to follow
the story - Why is it easy to understand this story with very little
dialogue? |
