A Cat in Paris
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| Directed by |
Jean-Loup Felicioli Alain Gagnol |
| Produced by | Jacques-Rémy Girerd |
| Written by | Alain Gagnol |
| Starring |
Dominique Blanc Bruno Salomone Jean Benguigui Bernadette Lafont Oriane Zani Bernard Bouillon |
| Music by | Serge Besset |
| Edited by | Hervé Guichard |
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| Distributed by | Gébéka Films |
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65 minutes |
| Country | France Netherlands Switzerland Belgium |
| Language | French English |
| Budget | $7.5 million |
| Box office | $0.3 million |
A Cat in Paris (French: Une vie de chat, lit. "A Cat's Life") is a 2010 French animated adventure/crime film by the French animation studio Folimage, telling the story of a young Parisian girl whose cat leads her to unravel a thrilling mystery over the course of a single evening. The film was directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli.
A Cat in Paris was first screened on 15 October 2010 at the Saint-Quentin Ciné-Jeune Film Festival. It was released in French theaters on 15 December 2010. International distribution is by Films Distribution, Paris.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Along with Chico and Rita, it became one of two foreign-language films nominated for Best Animated Feature in one year, an Academy first that many observers considered a surprise. The film also received a nomination for the César Award for Best Animated Film in 2011.
A black cat with red stripes has a double life. During the night, he accompanies a burglar named Nico (who calls him Mr. Cat), who makes heists to steal jewels. During the day, he lives with a small girl named Zoé (who calls him Dino). Zoé has become distant from her mother Jeanne, who works as a police superintendent, and lost her voice since the loss of her father and is looked after by a lady named Claudine.
Nico gives Dino a fish-shaped bracelet, which he passes to Zoé. At the police station Jeanne briefs her colleagues to protect 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 the fish-shaped bracelet and brings it to her colleague Luca. Luca deduces that the bracelet matches up to the burgled items in Rue Mouffetard. 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. Fortunately Zoé escapes in a boat.
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