belleville rendezvous

MartinM said:

As almost certainly the last person on this NG to actually see it, all
I can say is, brilliant. My 9yo (tsk tsk 12 certificate but nothing too
bad AFAICS) thought the funniest bit was the caravan publicitaire, he
did not believe that it really exists. Coludn't work out the DVD
though, there was no option for English language but some of it was in
English (although there is not really any dialogue in it)

Yeh it's great innit? I like the bit where the TDF rider has to eat his
dinner whilst sat on scales and as soon as the scales tip, and set of
the bell (Pavlov reference) he has to give the rest of his dinner (most
of it) to the grossly fat dog. Ace music too - the old birds singing
are great, and the Grandma truing the wheel by plucking the spokes is
cool too.

Blonde said:

MartinM said:

As almost certainly the last person on this NG to actually see it, all
I can say is, brilliant. My 9yo (tsk tsk 12 certificate but nothing too
bad AFAICS) thought the funniest bit was the caravan publicitaire, he
did not believe that it really exists. Coludn't work out the DVD
though, there was no option for English language but some of it was in
English (although there is not really any dialogue in it)

Yeh it's great innit? I like the bit where the TDF rider has to eat his
dinner whilst sat on scales and as soon as the scales tip, and set of
the bell (Pavlov reference) he has to give the rest of his dinner (most
of it) to the grossly fat dog. Ace music too - the old birds singing
are great, and the Grandma truing the wheel by plucking the spokes is
cool too.

yes suddenly all the previous postings make sense (eg peep-peep,
peep-peep).
Got a bit weird towards the end and a shame it didn't go back to the
Tour, that was the best bit. And the clock- watching dog waiting for
the trains.

MartinM said:

As almost certainly the last person on this NG to actually see it, all
I can say is, brilliant.

You're not wrong.

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My 9yo (tsk tsk 12 certificate but nothing too
bad AFAICS)

My 7yo, who was 5 when he first saw it, loves it too. I really can't
think of anything in the film that I'm not happy about him seeing.

thought the funniest bit was the caravan publicitaire, he

Quoted message said:

did not believe that it really exists. Coludn't work out the DVD
though, there was no option for English language but some of it was in
English (although there is not really any dialogue in it)

It's one of those ones that defaults to English, but you can get it to
play in French if you delve around in the menus.

d.

Blonde said:

Ace music too - the old birds singing are great,

The Bach C Minor Prelude was the best of the music IMV, as well as
being hilarious.

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and the Grandma truing the wheel by plucking the spokes is
cool too.

As any wheel builder worth his salt will tell you, all you need to true
a wheel is a spoke key, a tuning fork, and a model of the Eiffel Tower.
Seriously though, I believe Sheldon at one time used a tape loop of a
musical note as a reference for the correct spoke tension.

--
Dave...

It reminded me a lot of Delicatessen (as did, curiously, Babe 2 pig in
the city). Best I've seen on DVD price wise is 5.69 (I borrowed this
copy)

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As almost certainly the last person on this NG to actually see it, all
I can say is, brilliant. My 9yo (tsk tsk 12 certificate but nothing too
bad AFAICS) thought the funniest bit was the caravan publicitaire, he
did not believe that it really exists. Coludn't work out the DVD
though, there was no option for English language but some of it was in
English (although there is not really any dialogue in it)

BR is perhaps my favourite film. You don't have to understand French to
thoroughly enjoy it.

If I'm out cycling with Nathan and I think he's slacking, all I have to do
is raise whistle to lips and he's off like a shot - he doesn't want to be
anywhere near me when I'm in best Madame Sousza/Grandmere mode. My favourite
bit is when Grandmere is giving Champion a post-training massage. The whisk
& the lawnmower on the legs is just *brilliant* And the dog is quite the
funniest dog *ever*... I love how he comes to bark at frogs ;-)

Cheers, helen s

dkahn400 said:

Blonde said:

Ace music too - the old birds singing are great,

The Bach C Minor Prelude was the best of the music IMV, as well as
being hilarious.

Quoted message said:

and the Grandma truing the wheel by plucking the spokes is
cool too.

As any wheel builder worth his salt will tell you, all you need to true
a wheel is a spoke key, a tuning fork, and a model of the Eiffel Tower.
Seriously though, I believe Sheldon at one time used a tape loop of a
musical note as a reference for the correct spoke tension.

--
Dave...

Was it from 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra'......?
Sean.

Using the dog's head for a wheel !!! ..................Up there with
Chaplin eating his shoes in Cabin Fever. Definately one of the best
films ever made. Exquisite.
Sean.

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And the dog is quite the
funniest dog *ever*... I love how he comes to bark at frogs ;-)

The dog stole that film, IMO. If anyone in future thinks they can do a
better job of animating a dog chewing a toffee, they should be led gently
to "Belleville Rendezvous", and made to watch it until they see the error
of their ways.

--
Mark, UK

"I've noticed that the press tends to be quite accurate, except when
they're writing on a subject I know something about."

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Ace music too - the old birds singing are great,

The Bach C Minor Prelude was the best of the music IMV, as well as
being hilarious.

When I saw them watching Glenn Gould on the telly, that was when I first
thought "this film is going to be a classic" - and I *loved* the way the
piece was used in the film - sometimes on uphills it finds its way into
my brain...

--
Mark, UK

"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open
sewer and die."

sean said:

Using the dog's head for a wheel !!! ..................Up there with
Chaplin eating his shoes in Cabin Fever. Definately one of the best
films ever made. Exquisite.

So it's just me and Rob who watched it and couldn't work out what all
the fuss was about then? Not saying it was bad, mind, I've seen plenty
worse, but we just didn't see whatever it was that everybody else seems
to love about it.

--
Carol
"How fleeting are all human passions when compared to the massive
continuity of ducks." - Dorothy L. Sayers, _Gaudy Night_

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And the dog is quite the
funniest dog *ever*... I love how he comes to bark at frogs ;-)

The dog stole that film, IMO. If anyone in future thinks they can do a
better job of animating a dog chewing a toffee, they should be led gently
to "Belleville Rendezvous", and made to watch it until they see the error
of their ways.

I have to agree. The dog is the pinnacle of animating dogs in a perfectly
comic way that catches the essence of dog. Gosh... got a bit arty-farty
there. Normal service will now be resumed!

Cheers, helen s

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sean said:

Using the dog's head for a wheel !!! ..................Up there with
Chaplin eating his shoes in Cabin Fever. Definately one of the best
films ever made. Exquisite.

So it's just me and Rob who watched it and couldn't work out what all
the fuss was about then? Not saying it was bad, mind, I've seen plenty
worse, but we just didn't see whatever it was that everybody else seems
to love about it.

Then you are not human, but from the planet Zarg in the third quadrant of
Pegasus.

Cheers, helen s ;-)

Carol Hague said:

sean said:

Using the dog's head for a wheel !!! ..................Up there with
Chaplin eating his shoes in Cabin Fever. Definately one of the best
films ever made. Exquisite.

So it's just me and Rob who watched it and couldn't work out what all
the fuss was about then? Not saying it was bad, mind, I've seen plenty
worse, but we just didn't see whatever it was that everybody else seems
to love about it.

Well, it was mildly diverting.
I don't think I'll ever voluntarily watch it again.

regards, Ian SMith
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wafflycat <waffles*A*T*v21net*D*O*T*co*D*O*T*uk> wrote:

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So it's just me and Rob who watched it and couldn't work out what all
the fuss was about then? Not saying it was bad, mind, I've seen plenty
worse, but we just didn't see whatever it was that everybody else seems
to love about it.

Then you are not human, but from the planet Zarg in the third quadrant of
Pegasus.

Damn. Busted.

<whips off human-face mask >

And we'd've gotten away with it if it wasn't for you pesky cyclists!

--
Carol
"How fleeting are all human passions when compared to the massive
continuity of ducks." - Dorothy L. Sayers, _Gaudy Night_

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Damn. Busted.

<whips off human-face mask >

And we'd've gotten away with it if it wasn't for you pesky cyclists!

Good grief!! It's the security officer from 3rd Rock From The Sun!!!

Cheers, helen s

Carol Hague said:

sean said:

Using the dog's head for a wheel !!! ..................Up there with
Chaplin eating his shoes in Cabin Fever. Definately one of the best
films ever made. Exquisite.

So it's just me and Rob who watched it and couldn't work out what all
the fuss was about then? Not saying it was bad, mind, I've seen plenty
worse, but we just didn't see whatever it was that everybody else seems
to love about it.

I think you might have to be of a certain age ,scabbles for brownie
points>
In me, it brings out memories of an era that was on the earlier edges of
my childhood and of times spoken about by my parents.
Some of the references do need a deeper knowledge of cycling's history
that goes over the heads of many who have watched my copy.
I agree that it does lose itself a bit towards the end and the repeated
references to large Americans can become rather tiresome.
Its not a film I return to very often, but it does have certain
endearing qualities.
I find teh opening sequence by far the best with the bizarre eating shoes.
7/10

John B

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And the dog is quite the
funniest dog *ever*... I love how he comes to bark at frogs ;-)

The dog stole that film, IMO. If anyone in future thinks they can do a
better job of animating a dog chewing a toffee, they should be led gently
to "Belleville Rendezvous", and made to watch it until they see the error
of their ways.

I have to agree. The dog is the pinnacle of animating dogs in a perfectly
comic way that catches the essence of dog. Gosh... got a bit arty-farty
there. Normal service will now be resumed!

I've got to take it back tonight; so just watched it again, so many
bits you miss first time (the fat Statue of Liberty, the sound effects)
still haven't worked out why the dog barks at frogs. I'm sure the dvd
will go on the Xmas list.