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The Triplets of Belleville Les Triplettes de Belleville

(2003) PG-13In this innovative animated tale, Champion is a lonely boy adopted by his grandmother, Madame Souza. Seeing how happy Champion is on his bicycle, she trains him to compete. Years later, he enters the Tour de France but is kidnapped during the race. With Champion's dog, Bruno, Madame Souza sets out to save him and meets an odd female singing trio called "The Triplets of Belleville." Can her new friends and Bruno's nose help her find Champion?
Genre:Animation for Grown-ups, Foreign Comedies, FranceThis movie is:Quirky, ImaginativeFormat:DVD

Since Otar Left Depuis Qu'Otar Est Parti...

(2004) NREka (Esther Gorintin) is an aging woman who lives with her daughter Marina (Nino Khomasuridze) and granddaughter Ada (Dinara Drukarova), but anxiously anticipates receiving letters from her doctor son Otar, who resides in Paris. When Marina and Ada learn that Otar has died in a construction accident (where he's actually been employed), they begin to fake his letters, hoping to avoid devastating their mother as her health declines.
Genre:Foreign Dramas, France, Foreign RegionsThis movie is:Understated, Inspiring, DarkFormat:DVD and streaming