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 - UK distributor's site with story, pictures, interviews, profile of the director, e-cards and game. [Requires Flash.]
- U.S. distributor's site with reviews, images, trailers, credits, synopsis and information on the filmmakers and director. [Requires Flash.]
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- Two reviews, one positive, one negative. Includes several screen shots.
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- Review focussing on the film's "crazy visuals and unique approach." Rated A-.
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- Noel Murray's review: "The film is best treated as a one-of-a-kind wonder: an ingenious contraption that dazzles, teases, attracts, and repels with all the mystery and sublimity of a miniature world."
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- Review and synopsis of this "ravishingly weird" film, "by turns sweet and sinister, insouciant and grotesque, invitingly funny and forbiddingly dark."
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- William Arnold's review: "... most of the magic of this unusual movie comes from the freshness, imagination and sweet spirit of its animation, which is blissfully its own thing and does not show the influence of any of the reigning forces in the art
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- Interview with writer-director Sylvain Chomet.
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- Roger Ebert's review: "...will have you walking out of the theater with a goofy damn grin on your face, wondering what just happened to you." 3 1/2 stars.
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- Interview with the director. Topics include his background in the animation industry and the artistic freedom he gained by using a story without dialogue.
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- Detailed analysis of aspects of the film some parents may find inappropriate for their children, most notably violence. Also includes brief discussion of role models and a general review.
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- "All Things Considered" radio feature on the film's music by Benoit Charest, including link to the "Belleville Rendez-vous" music video.
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- Mainstream media reviews, plot synopsis, credits, box office history, DVD features, trailer, and discussion forum.
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- Cast and crew credits, reviews, technical information, box office results, trivia, trailer, pictures and message board.
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- Ty Burr's review: "All you really need to enjoy 'Triplets' is a taste for the weird and the wonderful."
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- Discusses the ways that this surreal, European-style film differs from what American audiences have come to expect from animation.
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