A Cat in Paris

Directed by: Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol
Screenplay by: Alain Gagnol
Dialogue by: Jacques-Rémy Girerd
Produced by: Jacques-Rémy Girerd
Starring: Dominique Blanc, Bernadette Lafont, Jean Benguigui, Bruno Salomone, Oriane Zani
Languages: French, English
Music by: Serge Besset
Production Companies: Folimage, Lunanime, Lumière, Digit Anima, France 3 Cinéma, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma RTBF
Release dates: 15 October 2010 (Saint-Quentin Ciné-Jeune Film Festival), 15 December 2010 (Belgium, France and Netherlands), 22 December 2010 (Switzerland)
Content: General

Plot: The black cat with red stripes lives a double life. At night, he partners with a cat burglar named Nico (who calls him Mr. Cat) to pull off jewel heists. During the day, he resides with a girl named Zoé (who calls him Dino). Zoé, who lost her voice after her father's passing, has grown apart from her mother Jeanne, who works as a police superintendent, and is cared for by a nanny named Claudine.

Nico gives Dino a fish-shaped bracelet, which he passes on to Zoé. At the police station, Jeanne briefs her colleagues on protecting the Colossus of Nairobi statue, which cost her husband his life at the hands of the notorious Victor Costa. Victor Costa intends to have another go at the statue while it is being moved, with help from his code named accomplices, M. Bébé (Mr. Baby), M. Hulot, M. Grenouille (Mr. Frog), and M. Patate (Mr. Potato).

Back at home, Jeanne takes interest in the fish-shaped bracelet and brings it to her colleague Lucas. Lucas deduces that the bracelet matches up with burgled items from Rue Mouffetard. That night, Zoé sneaks out of her house and follows Dino. She spies Victor's lot, and finds Claudine is working for Victor and has been gaining insight on police movements. Zoé is spotted, but is rescued by Nico. Nico takes Zoé to hide in the zoo, but Victor's gang pick up her trail. Zoé escapes in a boat.

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Review: This film can be viewed in either French with English subtitles or English. Either way it's a fun film. Filled with a range of over the top characters. Both good, neutral and evil. It would seem everyone has their own agenda. Each of them will have an affect on the story. There is of course an unlikely love story that grows around a mischievous cat who lives a double life. Seriously, how many of us cat owners really know what our cats get up to when we aren't around?