Les Triplettes de Belleville: dir Sylvain Chomet (2003)

A quite brilliant full-length animated comedy, largely dialogue-free (though this version is in French with English subtitles: it was released in the UK as Belleville Rendezvous) about an elderly woman on a quest to rescue her grandson, a Tour de France cyclist called Champion; he’s been kidnapped by the French mafia for nefarious purposes that become clear as the film progresses. She is accompanied by Champion’s loyal if obese dog Bruno, and she’s joined by the Triplets of Belleville – a trio of eccentric music hall singers from the 1930s. It’s a great story, something of a modern classic of animation, and the idiosyncratic visuals are excellent. Highly recommended.