The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
91%RT Audience Score: 90%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 2 Oscars
21 wins & 42 nominations total
Richly detailed and loaded with surreal touches, The Triplets of Belleville is an odd, delightful charmer.
The Triplets of Belleville is a wild ride that will leave you feeling like you just stepped off a rollercoaster. With its quirky characters and dark humor, this French animated film is not your typical kids’ movie. But don’t let that stop you from enjoying the bountiful imagination of writer-director Sylvain Chomet. It’s a celebration of all things weird and wonderful, and it’s sure to enthrall audiences of all ages. So buckle up and get ready for a cinematic experience like no other!
Production Company(ies)
Tri Star Pictures, Freddie Fields Productions,
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for images involving sensuality, violence and crude humor
Year of Release
2004
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.66 : 1
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Runtime:1h 22m
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Language(s):English, French, Portuguese
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2003 Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 4, 2004
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring Jean-Claude Donda, Michel Robin, Monica Viegas, Michèle Caucheteux, Mari-Lou Gauthier, Béatrice Bonifassi, directed by Sylvain Chomet, written by Sylvain Chomet, produced by Didier Brunner, animated movie, comedy, surreal, French, elderly woman, grandson, professional cyclist, kidnapping, international intrigue, faithful dog, unlikely allies, vaudeville stage, criminal captors, quartet of old women, wits, PG-13 rating, violence, sensuality, crude humor, box office gross, $7.0M, critic reviews, David Ansen, Ben Nuckols, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Ronnie Scheib, Nell Minow, Richard Corliss, Lisa Nesselson, Yasser Medina, Jenny McCartney, Mattie Lucas, Gerald Peary, Stuart Klawans, audience reviews, inventive, dialogue-free, artwork, sound design, eccentric details, surreal touches, inventive scene transitions, imaginative character traits, unique sense of humor, creative genius, beautifully simple 2D animation, near constant strangeness, wonderful deadpan sense of humor
Worldwide gross: $14,776,760
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $23,310,138
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,659
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 2,542,000
US/Canada gross: $7,007,149
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $11,053,682
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,584
US/Canada opening weekend: $108,080
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $170,495
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,724
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $9,500,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $14,986,121
Production budget ranking: 1,518
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $8,070,026
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $253,991
ROI to date (est.): 1%
ROI ranking: 1,391
Michel Robin – Voice
Monica Viegas – Voice
Michèle Caucheteux – Voice
Mari-Lou Gauthier – Triplets – Voice
Béatrice Bonifassi – Voice
Director(s)
Sylvain Chomet
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
Didier Brunner
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 2 Oscars
21 wins & 42 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (149) | Top Critics (48) | Fresh (140) | Rotten (9)
The tone of this droll, thrillingly odd animated film isn’t easy to describe…A tad dark for little kids, this one-of-a-kind movie delivers 80 minutes of idiosyncratic inspiration.
March 12, 2018
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
A wonderfully weird bit of French animation that amounts to little but a celebration of its creator’s bountiful imagination, yet manages to enthrall because writer-director Sylvain Chomet is such a solid visual storyteller.
January 18, 2018
Ben Nuckols
Associated Press
TOP CRITIC
Just when Jeffrey Katzenberg had loudly declared the death of 2-D animation, along came this sly, inventively drawn cartoon that blew the cumbrous studio leviathans out of the water.
February 16, 2012
Ronnie Scheib
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Astonishing, outlandish, and full of laughs.
December 29, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
TOP CRITIC
Vous guessed it by now: Triplettes is terrific.
September 4, 2008
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
A winning blend of dark and bittersweet, aimed more at adults than kiddies, but suitable for all ages.
July 22, 2008
Lisa Nesselson
Variety
TOP CRITIC
An entertaining, witty, dark animated film, full of quirky characters and very subtle social commentary. [Full review in Spanish]
October 15, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
Yasser Medina
Cinemaficionados
The plot and its destination – although pleasurable – are not as important as the intense degree of joy in getting there.
April 10, 2020
Jenny McCartney
The Spectator
Both joyous and melancholy, almost as if the old-fashioned and the new collided and shattered, and the pieces fell in place to create this incredible film.
June 5, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
Mattie Lucas
The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)
A shimmering, knowing homage to the beginnings of sound animation.
August 23, 2018
Gerald Peary
Arts Fuse
The chaos in this picture all but reeks from the screen. I thought it was hilarious.
February 24, 2016
Stuart Klawans
The Nation
This is an animated movie to fall in love with.
May 16, 2009 | Rating: A-
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com…
Plot
An elderly Frenchwoman and her faithful dog embark on a journey to find her kidnapped grandson, a professional cyclist, and are aided by three vaudeville sisters in the surreal and charming animated film, The Triplets of Belleville.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The Triplets of Belleville features a voice cast that includes Jean-Claude Donda, Michel Robin, Monica Viegas, Michèle Caucheteux, Mari-Lou Gauthier, and Béatrice Bonifassi.
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