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When the Cat's Away is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Cédric Klapisch released in USA on 20 june 1997 with Garance Clavel

When the Cat's Away (1996)

When the Cat's Away
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Released in USA 20 june 1997
Length 1h31
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Comedy,    Romantic comedy
Rating68% 3.440153.440153.440153.440153.44015

When the Cat's Away (French: Chacun cherche son chat) is a 1996 French drama directed by Cédric Klapisch. The movie is set in Paris and stars Garance Clavel, Zinedine Soualem, Renée Le Calm, Olivier Py, Romain Duris, Hélène de Fougerolles, Hiam Abbass and others.

Synopsis

The story is about a young woman living in Paris, in the Bastille neighborhood, who has lost her cat. Through the pursuit of the cat, the film lets the spectator discover the contrasts of the district, which is evolving from a typical Parisian district to a modern and young district and the contrast between its inhabitants, among them a nice simpleton and the old women who are bored. In fact it is the story of a village in a large city, Klapisch shows once again the behaviour of an individual inside a group, as he did in Le péril jeune or Riens du tout. This time he has succeeded in joining together actors, theatre actors and residents of the district, creating a credible atmosphere that is probably the reason for the success of this film outside France.

Actors

Garance Clavel

(Chloé)Zinedine Soualem

(Djamel)Renée Le Calm

(Madame Renée)Simon Abkarian

(Carlos)Olivier Py

(Michel)
And :
Antoine Chappey
Joël Brisse
Romain Duris
Marilyne Canto
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