(June 4, 2004) — Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature that was given to a lesser film Finding Nemo, The Triplets of Belleville , which recently came out on DVD, is a sight to see with the French flavor and humor of Sylvain Chomet and the exquisite entertainment provided by the obese Bruno, the Triplets, Madame Souza and the French Mafia. The DVD is definitely worth purchasing or renting and includes theatrical trailers of upcoming movies, the making-of the movie featurette, behind-the-scenes featurettes, commentary, The Cartoon According to Director Sylvain Chomet and the music video of the Academy Award nominated “Belleville Rendez-vous” song. The first feature film by Sylvain Chomet, The Triplets of Belleville wheels in to be a marvel in the cartoon industry. As Madame Souza, her sidekick dog Bruno and the swinging Triplets of Belleville clash against the French Mafia to rescue Madame Souza’s grandson Champion, from the Tour de France to Belleville, The Triplets of Belleville becomes a blend of hilarity, mischief, suspense and tuneful animation, accompanied by jazzy illustrations of France in a manner of sheer ridiculousness. Using a key style of the 1950s, director Jacques Tati, Chomet shows the film without any comprehensible dialogue but still grasps the audience’s attention through the vivacity of his imagination by spoofing both French and American foibles and drawing characters with wildly exaggerated bodies and features. The hip tunes provided by the Triplets are left embedded in the viewer’s memory, and one cannot help but start to hum one of the few songs of nonsense sung by the Triplets. The vivid imagery, sketching and coloring of The Triplets of Belleville is unique and unmatched in fashion in the animation world, and the viewer cannot help but stare in awe at the passion and skill weaved within the cartoon. With the extras, the viewer is able to gain a more in-depth perspective of the movie and how it came to be. The making-of the movie featurette is around 16 minutes long and is a series of interviews with different people who participated in the creation of The Triplets of Belleville . It also shows various scenes of Sylvain Chomet constructing the world of The Triplets of Belleville and incorporating the music with the animation. In addition to this behind-the-scenes featurette is the short but meaningful The Cartoon According to Director Sylvain Chomet , where he explains the significance of the elements of the movie and what he meant when producing it. Also, to further distinguish the word “strange” that seems to be a common word amongst critics’ reviews, the music video is quite unusual, but yet very entertaining.