I think the giant woman introduced as the third turn is intended to represent Teresa Mary "Tessie" O'Shea (13 March 1913 – 21 April 1995) who billed herself as "Two Ton Tessie From Tennessee". M. Chomet would certainly have known of her, but probably never saw her perform on stage.
I love that the title when they are giving the credits its like those old late 20's early 30's betty boop cartoons and I love the animation in this film,and it's very unpredictable and amazing
@MrJoeyWheeler This film is beautiful, poignant, and a glorious example of how art created from a person's hand can have a huge impact. There's little to no dialogue in the entire movie save for the songs. The movie is indeed fantastical and strange but to dismiss it as something to mock only showcases your Cro-Magnon intellect.
Anyone else notice that only the conductor (whose name escapes me) and Django have five fingers? (Well technically, he only has 3 on one hand, but you know what I mean. And he only has four toes!)
It's amazing to me how many people didn't know who Josephine Baker was ..or get her whole act and how the men did act like wild animals (in this case monkeys) when she would come out
@Android2137 okay, Android- no sweat. Baker was really something, tho- and the caricature of her in this film was so nice to see- anything but racist.
FYI hectorfprez, the bandleader in this cartoon is not Harpo Marx but the french singer, composer, Charles Trenet . And yes... that's Einsteins field equation on the bottom of the pseudo Max Fleischer cartoon introduction!~
Josephine Baker, an American who settled in France. She was famous for a few things, one of which was her Dance Sauvage, depicted here. She also became famous for her singing and then as a member of the French Resistance. A remarkable woman...
I purchased the DVD movie on eBay about 3 years ago. What you see here is what you get on the movie...it is the beginning and the main characters are watching the triplets on their little black and white TV...once the giant fat woman comes onto the stage the movie reverts back to the main characters. BTW, it is a GREAT movie!
whoa.. you guys are getting into a tizzy.. they were giving props to Josephine Baker.. an american black woman who was LOVED in France but hated here in America b/c of her colour... they were showing how all the men went crazy for her.. oh.. and just so you know.. one of her more famous acts featured her dancing in a skirt made out of bananas.. try looking her up... she was awesome..
I actually had no idea of that. I just assumed it was one of those "Play to the audience"-sort of things they did back then (you know, to give the male audience something to look at).
What I do not understand is that if this is supposed be an nice depiction of her... why create the imagery and traits used here? Why does she walk on all fours like an animal (men cheer)? Why is she cross eyed and given an elongated head, with a large buttocks area? They made her into a "primal and wild" woman who turns men into animals and then is stripped of her skirt against her will... Is she was so loved why show future generations THIS depiction of her...
@kelsterg3 it really IS how she danced, with the crossed eyes and everything. The depiction here is true to how she was characterized in the art of the day in France (where she was a national treasure and decorated war hero). The image is disturbing to us now for many reasons, but let's not blame Sylvain Chomet--he didn't write history. Her image has been a subject of controversy for decades, let's use this as an opportunity to learn something about and from historical conceptions of race.
@kelsterg3 because this is a caricature , the movie is not intend to be realistic it's a big caricature , they basically make fun of everything even people they do like . We have that saying in France " qui aime bien chatie bien" i found an english translation , not sure it has the same meaning "spare the rod and spoil the child" .French ppl try a lot to keep the " we can laugh of everything " speech freedom, but i think it's getting hard cause people are just so easily offended nowadays.
@Asahiart Tis' true. I'm an American (Mexican-American.) & this movie is one of my favorites. People are just becoming too uptight, especially here in the U.S. Loosen up everyone, learn to laugh at yourself & in turn laugh at everyone else.
The woman with the breasts is supposed to be the beautiful Josephine Baker who was a very well known topless dancer in Paris during the 20s and 30s. She was world renowned for her banana skirt.
this isn't a black and white film when it gets going, actually it is just that bit which is supposed to be being watched on a television. So no this wasn't the first black and white cartoon with breasts as it isn't a black and white cartoon!
Very odd! And what's up with the tribal woman? That's the first black and white cartoon to show breasts. I thought that part was really wrong. Sorta made me uncomfortable.
what do you mean what would I say? you mean what would i call her? Well, I'd say native... as aposed to tribal. Tribal just sounds uncuth and harsh to me. and not only that but why is she considered "Tribal" just because of what she is wearing? Johnny Depp dressed as a pirate for the Pirates of the Carribean movies.. doesnt mean he is a pirate.
well, 'tribal' was kind of her act. of course josephine wasn't some 'native', she was a famous performer in france. she wore regular clothes and spoke english and french fluently. he probably called her tribal cause of the monkeys surrounding her soon after her appearance, too. being someone who knows nothing of the character, this first impression would seem tribal. specially with the caricature they drew her in.
have you seen the movie ? "Well people", those from the good society, turn into monkeys as soon they see a Girl naked... dou you really think "black people" were allowed to this kind of partys ? LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE, MUST BE SEEN !
What the hell is the guy doing in the tuba at 1:20?????
msnaruminem 2 weeks ago
είναι τόσο άρρωστη αυτή η ταινία..
orfe4s 4 weeks ago
I think the giant woman introduced as the third turn is intended to represent Teresa Mary "Tessie" O'Shea (13 March 1913 – 21 April 1995) who billed herself as "Two Ton Tessie From Tennessee". M. Chomet would certainly have known of her, but probably never saw her perform on stage.
WangLoAbacus 1 month ago
keşke biz de böyle yapabilsek
MaBaykus 2 months ago
Django Reinhardt (1:24) \o/
Diogochewbacca 6 months ago
2:57 (paused) is a good freeze frame picture. lol!!!!
TrillianS8 11 months ago
@TrillianS8 Don't click it immediately, wait a millisecond. His shoes should have his legs. :)
TrillianS8 11 months ago
I don't know why, but the animation style in this scene was kind of a culture shock for me... and yet... SO CATCHY.
HaldoChan 11 months ago
Josephine Baker ♥
kirstyasher2 11 months ago
such an amazing film :')
meowkie 1 year ago
habibdebamogo
F4NT4SYxSkillX 1 year ago
beasty film
TheLouisSterling 1 year ago
çok ii bi film trt de oynamıştı bi ara ... bu arada pandenomi nickin yabancı gelmedi :) call of duty 2 multi oynuomusun? :)
stobbart1 1 year ago
@stobbart1 hayir oynamiyorum hatta hic oyun oynamiyorum :)
pandenomi 1 year ago
watch ... this... high
raggamm 1 year ago
8 dislikes: Justin Bieber, Kevin, Nick, and Joe Jonas,Miley Cyrus, Mtichele Musso, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens were here
TheFokkusu 1 year ago 4
Forgot to add the Triplets remind me of the Andrews Sisters who were amazing just as these three would have been if they were real
ScandalB52 1 year ago
I love that the title when they are giving the credits its like those old late 20's early 30's betty boop cartoons and I love the animation in this film,and it's very unpredictable and amazing
ScandalB52 1 year ago
Josephine! Danse, girl, danse!
AbsentWithoutLeaving 1 year ago
Danse Banane!!!
MinghChi 1 year ago
lol titties.
PinkPwnyOnMeds 1 year ago
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mouse264 1 year ago
@mouse264 that's Fred Astaire, baby!
AbsentWithoutLeaving 1 year ago
The part with the tapdancer being eaten by his shoes just gets more and more amusing every time I watch this :D
mouse264 1 year ago
LOVE the dog in this film!
eamanexancalime 1 year ago 4
This film was awesome <3
TheNausicaa 1 year ago 3
Creepy film D:
xIIKayze 1 year ago 2
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MrJoeyWheeler 1 year ago
@MrJoeyWheeler This film is beautiful, poignant, and a glorious example of how art created from a person's hand can have a huge impact. There's little to no dialogue in the entire movie save for the songs. The movie is indeed fantastical and strange but to dismiss it as something to mock only showcases your Cro-Magnon intellect.
AlexaCastrato 1 year ago
Anyone else notice that only the conductor (whose name escapes me) and Django have five fingers? (Well technically, he only has 3 on one hand, but you know what I mean. And he only has four toes!)
Android2137 1 year ago
It's amazing to me how many people didn't know who Josephine Baker was ..or get her whole act and how the men did act like wild animals (in this case monkeys) when she would come out
TaRaah36 1 year ago
somebody thought this was racist or something? Jesus! Get a grip
giles422 1 year ago
@giles422 Well to be fair, until I learned about Josephine Baker, I really did think it was racism rather than historical accuracy.
Android2137 1 year ago
@Android2137 okay, Android- no sweat. Baker was really something, tho- and the caricature of her in this film was so nice to see- anything but racist.
giles422 1 year ago
FYI hectorfprez, the bandleader in this cartoon is not Harpo Marx but the french singer, composer, Charles Trenet . And yes... that's Einsteins field equation on the bottom of the pseudo Max Fleischer cartoon introduction!~
cubantoro 1 year ago
What was the big baby at the end though?
Soundfrequency 1 year ago
@Soundfrequency Food for your nightmaressss
mouse264 1 year ago
I love how odd the cartoon is :) J'adore Belleville'de bir randevu et Les Triplettes de Belleville :)
ZenaSapphire 1 year ago
I love this movie. I thought it was fantastic!
Angelblood96 1 year ago
In Russia& Ukraine - Love this film so mutch...
KIRUSYOK1 1 year ago
dont get the naked black chick
luigi24908800 1 year ago
@ luigi24908800
its josephine Baker
coolgaljose 1 year ago
It also had Fred Astaire dancing (with the rebellious shoes) and Django Reinhard playing the guitar.
jerofl 2 years ago 3
we're watching this film in french....
but whats with the topless woman for cryin out loud?
Niznozify 2 years ago
That's Josephine Baker, a dancer who was famous in France.
MustBe18YearsOrOlder 2 years ago 7
Josephine Baker, an American who settled in France. She was famous for a few things, one of which was her Dance Sauvage, depicted here. She also became famous for her singing and then as a member of the French Resistance. A remarkable woman...
CMansfield 1 year ago 5
aguante jango ! groso xD
teofeldt 2 years ago
love this film so much. <3
LeinaBee 2 years ago 5
Josephine Baker's part is simply great!!!
Love this film.
lerouge02 2 years ago 2
this is quite possibly the best part of the movie, it could be just me, i love the old school super steriotypical 20's style of animation
b0mbcityrocker 2 years ago 6
i like the one in the middle
RCnetworkstudio 2 years ago
wtf? the backround voice is Russian:
526281georgeyury7 2 years ago 4
Dass ist so kommisch. Ich habe diese kleine Film nicht verstanden.
Wolfgang980 2 years ago
This was one of the best movies I've ever seen. I loved the fact that almost no voices were used and the characters were so expressive.
MissInsaneO 2 years ago 53
the song is in french but the dub at the beginning?
ariadneugene 2 years ago
The dub is Italian from the sound of it.
fishhead06 2 years ago
dub is in russian by the way
bosovak 2 years ago
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3Dasha 2 years ago
this sort of reminds me of flapjack
mooncrest8000 2 years ago
I was thinking the same thing.
EmptyGray 2 years ago
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Worst movie ever
krdowling94 2 years ago
wat language this is in
katissocute 2 years ago
french
krdowling94 2 years ago
does anybody know where i can get the movie-version of the song with those voices? PLEASE
Sidewalker93 2 years ago
I purchased the DVD movie on eBay about 3 years ago. What you see here is what you get on the movie...it is the beginning and the main characters are watching the triplets on their little black and white TV...once the giant fat woman comes onto the stage the movie reverts back to the main characters. BTW, it is a GREAT movie!
NathanH5 2 years ago
i watchd it in french an its cool <3
xox
twilightcsiluver97 2 years ago
Best movie ever
jac4510001 2 years ago 5
J'adore...Bravo les triplettes hihihihi!
lujetomlove 2 years ago
There apear Harpo Marx, django Reinhard, J. Baker, Fred Astaire... And the field equation of Einstein !!!!
hectorfprez 2 years ago
Apparently it's the young Jacques Tati, not Harpo Marx.
hillspring13 2 years ago
Of course, my friend, you are wright
hectorfprez 2 years ago
i love this film !
annita645 2 years ago 4
La mejor pelicula del mundo, no tiene desperdicio!!!
gradiva78 2 years ago
I saw this in EA.
I love it.
NoDaysOnTheCalendar 2 years ago
I watched this n french class too!
After we had to write out a page summary in french.
GGR223 2 years ago 2
J'aime ce film! <3
GGR223 2 years ago
I love this film, its amazing (:
J'adore (:
Tamsin30 2 years ago
Cool le guitariste c'est Django Reinhardt.
Chyn3671 2 years ago 3
i just finished seeing this on pbs here in new york city, and i cant get the song out of my head...
Miltonnewyork 2 years ago
we watched this in french it was brillient
connollystyle 2 years ago 2
sPECTACULAR MOVIE! A MUST SEE
msnowyj 2 years ago 2
i watched this in french class lol
xXSpeechImpedimentXx 2 years ago
same
b34thomas 2 years ago
same ample sleeping time too
jack1oo 2 years ago
same
Kizzo361 2 years ago
In a french class..., there is like 10 words in all the movie lol, not very great to pratice french lol
mamonette01 2 years ago
same
gcizdebest 2 years ago
whoa.. you guys are getting into a tizzy.. they were giving props to Josephine Baker.. an american black woman who was LOVED in France but hated here in America b/c of her colour... they were showing how all the men went crazy for her.. oh.. and just so you know.. one of her more famous acts featured her dancing in a skirt made out of bananas.. try looking her up... she was awesome..
redhotmamacassandra 2 years ago 78
yep true i got educated on her by my grandma
Melee60628 2 years ago
@redhotmamacassandra
I actually had no idea of that. I just assumed it was one of those "Play to the audience"-sort of things they did back then (you know, to give the male audience something to look at).
The more you know, I guess ;)
Limpurtikles 1 year ago
@redhotmamacassandra thanks for that cuz i always wondered what the black woman was in there for Loolz, bt now i see, thanks
chechechexxx 1 year ago
@redhotmamacassandra WELL SAID :D
FlapjacksOnRage 1 year ago
What I do not understand is that if this is supposed be an nice depiction of her... why create the imagery and traits used here? Why does she walk on all fours like an animal (men cheer)? Why is she cross eyed and given an elongated head, with a large buttocks area? They made her into a "primal and wild" woman who turns men into animals and then is stripped of her skirt against her will... Is she was so loved why show future generations THIS depiction of her...
kelsterg3 1 year ago
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metronne 1 year ago
@kelsterg3 it really IS how she danced, with the crossed eyes and everything. The depiction here is true to how she was characterized in the art of the day in France (where she was a national treasure and decorated war hero). The image is disturbing to us now for many reasons, but let's not blame Sylvain Chomet--he didn't write history. Her image has been a subject of controversy for decades, let's use this as an opportunity to learn something about and from historical conceptions of race.
metronne 1 year ago 2
@kelsterg3 because this is a caricature , the movie is not intend to be realistic it's a big caricature , they basically make fun of everything even people they do like . We have that saying in France " qui aime bien chatie bien" i found an english translation , not sure it has the same meaning "spare the rod and spoil the child" .French ppl try a lot to keep the " we can laugh of everything " speech freedom, but i think it's getting hard cause people are just so easily offended nowadays.
Asahiart 1 year ago
@Asahiart Tis' true. I'm an American (Mexican-American.) & this movie is one of my favorites. People are just becoming too uptight, especially here in the U.S. Loosen up everyone, learn to laugh at yourself & in turn laugh at everyone else.
Chimcharian 3 months ago
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chasmicSea 1 year ago
@kelsterg3 no need to get fussy of this. look up josephine baker, first black superstar.
it shows her doing the EXACT same thing
chasmicSea 1 year ago
J'adore <3 ! Il est trop tripant ce dessin animé , le début j'adore la chanson est pas mal et c'est très bien caricaturé ! :)
MaryDrums 2 years ago
Ha ha silly fred estere. that will teach him to dance so well. Way-to-go shoes!!
Tubagoodness 2 years ago 2
It's supposed to be Django Reinhardt at 1 min 25 secs right?
redsmash 3 years ago 2
Yes, I suppose so
ilfranchi 2 years ago
seyretmistim ben bu filmi cizimler super
pranga00 3 years ago
ohhmygodd!! we just watched this movie in french class and it was amazing!!
pennyfrannie4life 3 years ago
The woman with the breasts is supposed to be the beautiful Josephine Baker who was a very well known topless dancer in Paris during the 20s and 30s. She was world renowned for her banana skirt.
mtrevis 3 years ago 4
this isn't a black and white film when it gets going, actually it is just that bit which is supposed to be being watched on a television. So no this wasn't the first black and white cartoon with breasts as it isn't a black and white cartoon!
redlivvy2795 3 years ago
we watched this film in french it is sooooo weird
redlivvy2795 3 years ago
Very odd! And what's up with the tribal woman? That's the first black and white cartoon to show breasts. I thought that part was really wrong. Sorta made me uncomfortable.
Tsuguayme 3 years ago
Thats Josephine Baker dipshit.....
xXVanillaBlueXx 2 years ago
calm down guy, not everyone knows who that is. he just asked a question.
America2470 2 years ago
im a girl.... and im not upset that he didnt know who it was, just that he called her a tribal woman. thats so descriminating and racist.
xXVanillaBlueXx 2 years ago
oh my mistake ma'am, well it's not really that racist she looks a little tribal. i mean she has on a skirt made of bannas.
America2470 2 years ago
What would you say?
griffinz 2 years ago
what do you mean what would I say? you mean what would i call her? Well, I'd say native... as aposed to tribal. Tribal just sounds uncuth and harsh to me. and not only that but why is she considered "Tribal" just because of what she is wearing? Johnny Depp dressed as a pirate for the Pirates of the Carribean movies.. doesnt mean he is a pirate.
xXVanillaBlueXx 2 years ago
well, 'tribal' was kind of her act. of course josephine wasn't some 'native', she was a famous performer in france. she wore regular clothes and spoke english and french fluently. he probably called her tribal cause of the monkeys surrounding her soon after her appearance, too. being someone who knows nothing of the character, this first impression would seem tribal. specially with the caricature they drew her in.
highwinderlove 2 years ago
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bro, that scene was racist, the men turned into monkeys. Black people were compared to monkeys
stopthatfool 2 years ago
again.... im a girl not a bro....
xXVanillaBlueXx 2 years ago
whatever brosef stalin
stopthatfool 2 years ago
have you seen the movie ? "Well people", those from the good society, turn into monkeys as soon they see a Girl naked... dou you really think "black people" were allowed to this kind of partys ? LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE, MUST BE SEEN !
Dekanapa 2 years ago 5
j adore
ldnhunnie 3 years ago
the last part with the giant woman is creepy, what was that? XD
hikarucita 3 years ago
Fred Astaire part was extremely weird and almost creepy.
Love this movie.
buttercup11 3 years ago
C'est que ça balance pas mal j'ai les triplettes. Allé les filles, allons, du swing
hamopobff 3 years ago
j'adore le film :)
mais c'etait trop de stupide :D
ambeechopz123 3 years ago
Un film trés superbe! J'adore l'intro, la musique et l'animation ^^
Guitarscreech06 4 years ago
This is one of the very best opening sequences that I have ever seen.
JohanSebastianBox 4 years ago
oldum olası bu filme aşığım ckendimde medaş ın bisiklet takımında bisiklet yarışcısıyım
ellobokurt 4 years ago
çok güzel bu
seyyaltanerfuns 4 years ago