The Triplets of Belleville

Name: The Triplets of Belleville
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Family, Animation
Released: 2003-06-11
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 3
Cast: Lina Boudreau, Betty Bonifassi, Jean-Claude Donda, Suzy Falk, Michel Robin

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Rating

3.0 (1)

Release Date

6/11/2003

Runtime

80 mins

Genres

Drama Comedy Family Animation

Overview

When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

$9,500,000

Revenue

$14,776,760

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A wordless visual feast that blends vaudeville whimsy with an oddball rescue mission, carried by the eccentric charm of elderly women, a determined grandmother, and a dog. It's a film that feels like an animated storybook, tender and absurd in equal measure.

Mood

WhimsicalPlayfulBittersweetDefiant

Themes

FamilyFriendshipRedemption

Tone

Playful

Pacing

Meditative

Look

2D animationStylized genrePainterly

Structure

Linear

Suzy Falk

Triplet (voice)

Lina Boudreau

Triplet (voice)

Betty Bonifassi

Triplet (voice)

Michèle Caucheteux

Triplet (voice)

Jean-Claude Donda

General Gaulle / Sports Commentators / Homeless (voice)

Mari-Lou Gauthier

Triplet (voice)

Charles Linton

Additional Voice (voice)

Monica Viegas

Madame Souza (voice)

Michel Robin

Adult Champion (voice)

Reviews

nicolascagegoons

Aug 27, 2026

i really apreciate how quiet sylvia chombet is, where most of modern animation is loud and annoying, chombet lets the animations and sound design do its thing.
sadly i don't think its very strong in what it tries to do.
there is something of themes of the dreams of people being exploited by evil men but it also lingers on certain stuff way to much.
(watch my feature film https://boxd.it/cQ1mBp )