It's rare that I enjoy an animated film this much, but The Triplets of Belleville is a beautifully directed, drawn and animated film that really drew me in. It's an odd story, about a very capable grandmother who trains her grandson for the Tour de France. The grandson is kidnapped, and the grandmother sets out to rescue him with their dog, meeting the weird triplets of Belleville along the way.
The art was one of the things I really liked about this movie. It isn't just animated like a cartoon; each frame looks like real art. Another one of my favourite things was the dog's personality: everything about it is very dog-like and, to one who knows dogs, recognizable.
Beautiful film, heartily recommended!
