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Belleville Rendez-vous DVD

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A French animated tale about Madame Souza, and her chubby young grandson Champion, who seems uninterested in all hobbies until he develops a passion for cycling and becomes so good he enters the Tour de France.

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Released
26 January 2004
Directors
Actors
Format
DVD 
Publisher
Tartan Video 
Classification
Runtime
77 minutes 
Features
Animated, PAL, Subtitled 
Barcode
5023965345622 
  • Average Rating for Belleville Rendez-vous [2003] - 4 out of 5


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  • Belleville Rendez-vous [2003]
    N. Moghaddam

    Weird and wonderful, this Gallic animation strikes a rare balance between innocent charm and wry observation. It is playful and sweetly humourous, yet has a sinister edge, and blurs the distinction between adult- and child-oriented entertainment. The bottom-up perspective that the viewer is afforded (with little dialogue, and an absence of explanatory narrative) determines that, no-matter your age, you will perceive the film as an enraptured child might: feeling your way through a semi-coherent world. This impression is strengthened by the comically exaggerated features and motions that characterise the sumptuous artistry of the animation. Chomet combines a classic look and feel with modern techniques to establish an original style, rich in detail. He succeeds in crafting a touching tale and lovable characters without resorting to the industry-standard templates. Watch out for references to the Fleischer Studios (especially the jazz-flavoured Betty Boop), and to the house of mouse - you won't find anything as joyfully eccentric as this emerging from the latter.

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