i saw this film in paris last summer when i was over there for pbp, and spent the better part of a day running around the city to find another theatre it was playing in to see it again begore i left!
ive seen it twice since it came out in the states (titled "the tripets of belleveille" - the uk title is "belleville rendezvous" and the french title "les triplettes de belleville") - a truly beautiful movie, cycling content or not. its actually french/belgian/canadian (quebecois, i should say...) everyone ive taken to see it, cycling aficianado or not, has come away raving.
http://www.bellevillerendezvous.com/
http://www.lestriplettesdebelleville.com/
http://www.sonyclassics.com/
(the uk and french sites are basically the same - the us site is somewhat different)
great stuff. showing in the us (sf at least) with a finally-completed short collaboration between disney and dali!
-joel
>I know a while back there was a lot of discussion about cycling
>films, and I have another one to add.
>If it hasn't reached you yet, there is the most wonderful animation
>called Belleville Rendezvous which was made in Belgium and has taken
>the European art film scene by storm - and it features cycling!
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>The plot concerns a little boy growing up in the 40s who becomes a
>Tour de France cyclist, who is then kidnapped and taken to the USA.
>Bizarre plot I know, but don't think Disney here! This is the finest
>bit of animated craftsmanship I've ever seen. The cycling bits have
>been reproduced beautifully down to the most lovinglky created
>representation of all those post war bikes, bikebits and riders
>we've come to love - and in an adult cartoon! It really catches the
>flavour of the era in a very surreal way, so if it comes to a cinema
>near you, go and see it. I don't know if it's released in the US,
>but I did a check and the DVD is on release from Amazon. There is a
>website at:
>www.bellevillerendezvous.com
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>The website is great but doesn't really capture the cycling bits, so
>you'll have to check out the film.
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>Beware, though, being a Belgian film, it depicts all Americans as
>grossly overweight hamburger munchers and that includes the Statue
>of Liberty - but I'm sure you'll all cope! And do let me know you if
>you've seen it and what you thought about it, particularily if it's
>crossed the pond.
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>David Blight
>In Exeter UK where we might just get our first snowfall in 12 years.
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i know what innocence looks like - and it wasn't there,
after she got that bicycle...