A Cat in Paris

Original title: Une vie de chat

2010
PG
1h 10m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

12K

YOUR RATING

In Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar's aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, the little girl he lives with, after she falls into a gangster's clutches.

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In Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar's aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, the little girl he lives with, after she falls into a gangster's clutches.In Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar's aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, the little girl he lives with, after she falls into a gangster's clutches.In Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar's aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, the little girl he lives with, after she falls into a gangster's clutches.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

12K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 6 nominations total

Jeanne
(voice)

Bernadette Lafont

Claudine
(voice)

Bruno Salomone

Nico
(voice)

Jean Benguigui

Victor Costa
(voice)

Oriane Zani

Zoé
(voice)

Bernard Bouillon

Lucas
(voice)

Jacques Ramade

Monsieur Bébé
(voice)

Jean-Pierre Yvars

Monsieur Hulot
(voice)

Patrick Ridremont

Monsieur Grenouille
(voice)

Patrick Descamps

Monsieur Patate
(voice)

Yves Barbaut

Garde 1
(voice)
…

Line Wiblé

Vieille Dame
(voice)

JB Blanc

Victor Costa
(English version)
(voice)

Steve Blum

Nico
(English version)
(voice)

Marcia Gay Harden

Jeanne
(English version)
(voice)

Anjelica Huston

Claudine
(English version)
(voice)

Matthew Modine

Lucas
(English version)
(voice)

Lauren Weintraub

Zoe
(English version)
(voice)

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Trivia
This film was one of a number of movies that were in competition at the 2012 Academy Awards that was related to France and French culture in some way. The films included The Artist (2011), Hugo (2011), Midnight in Paris (2011), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Puss in Boots (2011) from the French fairy-tale by Charles Perrault, Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) based on the novel by Pierre Boulle and A Cat in Paris (2010). Interestingly though, there was no French film nominated for the Best Foreign Film Academy Award (Oscar) in 2012.

Goofs
In the winter scene at the end, Rufus's ears are seen passing through the accumulated snow, but nothing else. If a dog walked through snow in such a manner, its entire body would be visible.

Crazy credits
The end credits play over an animation of characters, action and backgrounds seen during the film proper. The major difference between this animation and the film is that this animation is black silhouettes on a blue background.

Alternate versions
There are three versions. These are the times: "1 hr 10 min (70 min) 1 hr 15 min (75 min) (DVD) 1 hr 2 min (62 min) (DVD) (Spain)".

Connections
Featured in The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012)

Soundtracks
I Wished On The Moon (78 RPM Version)
Written by Dorothy Parker (as D. Parker) and Ralph Rainger (as R. Rainger)
Performed by Billie Holiday
(P) Originally Reciorded 1935 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment France

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Featured review

Loved it so much, I watched it twice

A simple story, almost cliché, but nicely done. The story has a well done form. The execution is beautiful. You have a little bit of everything here without making a mess. I loved it. And I loved it even more after seeing the bonus track with the other versions, more dark, more violent. It succeeds at making a child movie which is fun to watch for an adult. And it can be considered an adult light story that can be seen by children as well. A wonderful depart from the big budget animations from DreamWorks and DisneyPixar. So history seems to repeat itself. You have the big budget, nicely polished, yet silly and pointless Cars. And you have smaller, apparently independent European movies like this one. Bravo!

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