A Cat in Paris
October 15, 2022
A housecat’s nocturnal escapades as a burglar’s accomplice are revealed in this enchanting and meticulously hand-painted thriller. A witty and whimsical animated adventure involving jewels, gangsters, and secret identities, which unfolds against the gorgeously rendered backdrop of the Parisian rooftops. All ages welcome!
The Academy Award® nominated A Cat in Paris from directors Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol is a beautifully hand-drawn caper set in the shadow-drenched alleyways of Paris. Dino is a cat that leads a double life. By day, he lives with Zoe, a little girl whose mother is a detective in the Parisian police force. But at night, Dino sneaks out the window to work with Nico—a slinky cat burglar with a big heart, whose fluid movements are poetry in motion as he evades captors and slips and swishes from rooftop to rooftop across the Paris skyline. Rife with film references (from Reservoir Dogs to Goodfellas to The Night of the Hunter) A Cat in Paris is a warm and richly humorous love letter to classic noir and American gangster films, with a jazz soundtrack featuring Billie Holiday.
- Original Language Title: Une vie de chat
- Director: Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli
- Country: France, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland
- Year: 2010
- Running Time: 70 min.
- Producer: Emmanuel Bernard, Annemie Desryse, Arnaud Demy, Jacques-Remy Girerd
- Screenplay: Alain Gagnol, Jacques-Remy Girerd
- Cinematographers: Benoît Razy
- Editors: Hervé Guichard
- Music: Serge Besset
- US Distributor: GKids
- International Sales: Films Distribution