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I 0 BEETLE BAILEY LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Sylvain Chomct has his way three cartoon women making music from a vacuum cleaner and refrigerator will perform at the Oscars Chomet directed “The Triplets of Belleville” which is nominated for best ani- -' mated film and best song As Sunday’s awards show approached he was negotiating with pro ducers to have his cartoon heroes perform the musician song rather than a well-knoSuch a scenario the French animator says would surely captivate Oscar viewers jaded by too many standard numbers as well as capture his cartoon's delightfully weird spirit ‘Triplets’’ is virtually devoid of dia-logue so music and song become another character alongside the trio of three elderly scat singers who help a resourceful grandmother ' find her kidnapped grandson “I always say animation is 50 percent image 50 percent sound" Chomet said during a recent phone interview “The triplets became the triplets with the help of the music It's simt ple and alive beautiful and silly’’ “Triplets” is competing for best animated film against odds-o- n favorite “Funding ' song-and-dan- ce Nemo” a blockbuster d tale of a clownfish's relentless search for his lost ': son But if time were to be a “jaw dropper” upset said Tom O’Neil author of “The Movie Awards” ‘Triplets” is best poised to pull it off “Oscar voters are not afraid to take a chance on a kooky arty animated film’r said O’Neil noting the Japanese film “Spirited Away” upset the Disney hit “Lilo and Stitch" at last year’s Academy Awards This year the race is even more intriguing because both contenders are admired for their artistic achievements And although far fewer moviegoers have seen ' “Triplets” it has been a favorite of critics “It's appreciated for the artistic chances that it takes” said O’Neil whose Web site tracks awards-shopredictions “It’s weird artistic brilliance” n The film blends animation with d imagery resulting in intricate backdrops and wildly imaginative depic- tions of the human form It’s rated PG-1- 3 because it contains some frightening scenes and cartoon nudity but Chomet believes it’s computer-generate- HAGAR THE HORRIBLE po&Yoaz vo &PBCIALTK)C4& Gold-Derbyco- m w hand-draw- computer-generate- PEANUTS AP Photo of Belleville ” are shown in a scene the animated French film which has been nominated for Oscars in the best animated film The Triplets from and beet song categories acceptable few the whole family Its other oddities include a bizarre plot all but impossible to summarize sequences depicting a dog’s dreams and cliched images of obese residents of Belleville a New York-lik- e city whose residents include Frenchmen Chomet says he revels in creating such a black-and-wh- chain-smoki- ng frog-eati- ite ! ng world “What’s fantastic about caricatures is you can go to extremes and the more extreme the more funny it is” says the director “I put the American cliche about the French and the French cliche about the Americans in this film to say ’Let’s have a big laugh about ' ourselves”’ And then there’s that catchy theme music ' nominated for this best original song At the heart of it are sounds from a vacuum cleaner that composer Benoit Charcst has named “mouf mouf” The song has kept many a moviegoer humming well after leaving the theater despite the perplexing nonsensical lyrics Chomet Raid he created the song with his British wife incorporating onomatopoeic sounds with words from both their native languages The refrain goes: “Singing Belleville rendezvous Marathon dancing doop dee doo” ' “It's bizarre and it doesn’t mean anything" ' ' Chomet says “just like the triplets” Shoshonei Trail A novel by David J Hawkes u Seeing Moroni was awake she grinned and said “Food ready in a bit: Now I fired baby was an honorable nan back e east cannot see as he will behave any less ' " here” Sarah said “The to next Chase Drawing up colonel’s compliments Mrs Johanrison How - X-L- Susan:” 1 Smiling back at the young woman Moroni rolled up the buffalo robe he had used as a bed ' and began pondering his situation Here he was in the middle of a Shoshone winter camp that was at best halfway hostile towaird whites Yesterday his brief foray out of the lodge had been enough for him to see that while Bannock John’s tepee was on die edge of the camp any move to leave would be seen by the inhabi- tants And what if the Army did show up? Most of the lodges and brush wickiups were1 in the are you faring?!’ Tmfine ’’Sarah concern” MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM : said “Thank you for your Wiping at the ice on his beard and mustache: Chase added “We arc held up for a moment The artillery seems to be stuck in a deep drift in the bottom of a draw up ahead We should be on our way in a few moments1” ' d draw anywhere Giving Sarah and Rockwell a wave of his bottom of a hand' the lieutenant turned his mount and trot- ' from forty to sixty feet wide and in most spots with near- - vertical banks Along three banks he ted back up the column had seen where some of the Shoshone had f “That should throw a switch into the colonel's plans” Rockwell said stamping his been scraping' or digging rifle pits At one feet to ward off the bitter cold “He was planglance Moroni could see that the Shoshone ning on using those two howitzers to forte the position was a strong one' To attack the camp Indians to surrender” the Army would have to descend the bluffs and Too cold to comment' Sarah Continued to ford the river then cross a rolling ' in feet her and her effort arms an wave flat And during this time they stomp to stave off frostbite After a few more minutes would be under a murderous' fire from the she noticed another man trotting his horse-dowIndians the long file of cavalrymen As hie “It doesn’t look good does it?” Beaver Dick passed the soldiers begad mounting up: As the was at his side now ' mounted man drew near she recognized Lot it Shaking his head Moroni replied-“NSmith- another of the guides Brigham Young' doesn’t If the that across Army charges sage had furnished the Army ' flat they will be slaughtered But if they have ' “Mount up” Smith said brusquely “Connor cannon or slip around to the head of the draw is leavin’ the cannon and pressing on”: we are in it will be us that gets it” ' Acknowledging the guide! 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