In this adventure, Madame Souza seeks her grandson, Champion - a Tour de France cyclist kidnapped by gangsters - in the metropolis of Belleville, a funhouse-mirror image of 1960s Manhattan. Virtually ...

Once the storytelling engine is hot enough, Chomet inserts new characters, like the frog-devouring triplets of Belleville. The French mafia plays the part of antagonists. Complete with rectangular ...