# UK dopers.  What is the name of that strange french cartoon that played at christmas?

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**Created:** [June 5, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-what-is-the-name-of-that-strange-french-cartoon-that-played-at-christmas/248836 "2004-06-05T18:52:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-what-is-the-name-of-that-strange-french-cartoon-that-played-at-christmas/248836/1 "2004-06-05T18:52:30Z")

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In the bit I saw it had some people riding biked in front of a screen on which was projected a film of moving through streets.

Then the contraption started moving and they were actually riding through the streets (still with the screen in front of them)

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**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-what-is-the-name-of-that-strange-french-cartoon-that-played-at-christmas/248836/2 "2004-06-05T19:26:17Z")

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It was [Les Triplettes de Belleville](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286244/)

A weird but charming film

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-what-is-the-name-of-that-strange-french-cartoon-that-played-at-christmas/248836/3 "2004-06-05T19:34:57Z")

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> [@Saitou](#):
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> It was [Les Triplettes de Belleville](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286244/)
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> A weird but charming film

Thanks, that’s the one.

And [Amazon.co.uk](http://Amazon.co.uk) doesn’t have it, Damn.  
I’ll look for it at HMV tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-what-is-the-name-of-that-strange-french-cartoon-that-played-at-christmas/248836/4 "2004-06-05T19:41:55Z")

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Actually they do but it’s called “Triplets of Belleville” and it’s Region 1.  
They also have something called “Belleville Rendez-vous” which looks like the same cartoon style. Is that a sequel or something?

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-what-is-the-name-of-that-strange-french-cartoon-that-played-at-christmas/248836/5 "2004-06-05T19:46:33Z")

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Now this is confusing. They seem to be the same film (they have exactly the same synopsis on Amazon, but different covers and name, obviously)

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**Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-what-is-the-name-of-that-strange-french-cartoon-that-played-at-christmas/248836/6 "2004-06-05T20:00:46Z")

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They are the same film - it was released as “Belleville Rendez-vous” in the UK and “The Triplets of Belleville” in the US. I don’t know what they originally called it in France.

And Lordy yes, it was a strange film. The bit you saw was near the very end of the film.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-what-is-the-name-of-that-strange-french-cartoon-that-played-at-christmas/248836/7 "2004-06-05T20:12:17Z")

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Thanks (Mr all the 4s 😃 ).  
I wasn’t sure whether to get it (Belleville Rendez vous) but now I know I can. ([amazon.co.uk](http://amazon.co.uk) have it, and it’s the correct region and not third-party seller. the other one, Les triplets de belleville was the wrong region and third-party)