When the Cat's Away (1996) Chacun cherche son chat (original title)

Director:

Cédric Klapisch

Writer:

Cédric Klapisch (written by)

Release Date:

20 June 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

No man. No job. No cat.

Plot:

Chloe, a young woman, is going on holidays. She entrusts her beloved cat to Madame Renée's care. But...

Plot Keywords:

Cat | Neighborhood | Lost | Pet | Factory

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Garance Clavel	...	Chloé
Zinedine Soualem	...	Djamel
Renée Le Calm	...	Madame Renée
Olivier Py	...	Michel
Arapimou	...	Gris Gris, le chat
Rambo	...	Rambo, le chat
Simon Abkarian	...	Carlos
Frédéric Aufray	...	Photographer
Olivier Barny	...	Un ouvrier ébéniste
Jane Bradbury	...	Un mannequin
Joël Brisse	...	Le peintre Bel Canto
Olympe Brugeille	...	Madame Brugeille
Franck Bussi	...	Mec aggressif
Marilyne Canto	...	La femme flic
Aline Chantal	...	Madame Doubrowsky
Antoine Chappey	...	Mec bourré
Pascal Chardin	...	Le peintre démémangeur
Andrée Damant	...	Madame Dubois
Hélène de Fougerolles	...	Un mannequin
Marine Delterme	...	Un mannequin
Carlos Donoso	...	Danseur salsa
Marcelle Dupuy	...	Pipelette
Romain Duris	...	Le joueur de batterie
Eriq Ebouaney	...	Ouvrier ebéniste
Denis Falgoux	...	Denis
Marthe Fouquet	...	Madame Vilchenu
Philippe Garcia	...	Assistant styliste
Michel Glasko	...	1er copain Michel
Danielle Hoisnard	...	Madame Verligodin
Jean-Marie	...	Le patron du bar des Taillandiers
Lila	...	La patronne du bar des Taillandiers
Camille Japy	...	Victoire
Jacqueline Jehanneuf	...	Madame Henriette
Nicolas Koretzky	...	Assistant photographe
Kristelle	...	Kristelle
Gisèle Laquit	...	Gisèle
Estelle Larrivaz	...	Flo, la coiffeuse
Liane Leroy	...	Un mannequin
Franck Manzoni	...	2ème copain Michel
Madeleine Marie	...	La dame qui se perd
Felipe Moya	...	Troude
Aurélia Petit	...	La barman / Bartender
Suzanne Plasson	...	Odile
P'tit Louis	...	S.D.F.
Paola Ramirez	...	Danseuse salsa
Francis Renaud	...	Mec aggressif
Marie Riva	...	Attachée de presse
Eric Savin	...	Le militant onze de pique
Hiam Abbass	...	Une femme dans la cour (as Hiam Soualem)
Marina Tomé	...	La styliste
Jean-Marc Truong	...	Le videur
Coraly Zahonero	...	La boulangère
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cédric Klapisch	...	Un passant qui regarde l'affiche du chat perdu et dit : 'de toute façon - j'aime pas les chats' (uncredited)

Directed by
Cédric Klapisch

Writing credits
Cédric Klapisch		(written by)

Produced by
Aïssa Djabri	....	producer
Farid Lahouassa	....	producer
Manuel Munz	....	producer

Cinematography by
Benoît Delhomme

Film Editing by
Francine Sandberg

Casting by
Bruno Levy

Production Design by
François Emmanuelli

Costume Design by
Pierre-Yves Gayraud

Makeup Department
Michelle Bernet	....	trainee makeup artist
Jane Milon	....	key hair stylist
Isabelle Nyssen	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Emmanuel Bonhomme	....	assistant unit manager
Sadek Djermoune	....	production manager
Omar Dziri	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nathalie Bialobos	....	second assistant director
Arianne Leverrier	....	trainee assistant director
Jacques Royer	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Olivier Seiler	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Stéphane Brunclair	....	assistant sound editor
Dominique Dalmasso	....	sound mixer
Philippe Heissler	....	sound editor
Olivier Le Vacon	....	sound
Jacques Lévy	....	post-synchronisation (as Jacques Levy)
Laurent Lévy	....	foley artist (as Laurent Levy)
Françoise Maulny	....	post-synchronisation (as Françoise Maulny Levy)
Pascal Mazière	....	assistant foley artist
Cyril Moisson	....	boom operator

Stunts
Gilles Conseil	....	stunts
Daniel Vérité	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Bosch	....	electrician
Thierry Crépin	....	grip
Claudia Imbert	....	seconds assistant camera
Cyril Kuhnholtz	....	key grip (as Cyril Kuhnholtz-Lordat)
Thierry Le Gall	....	grip
Jérôme Plon	....	still photographer
Philippe Roussilhe	....	first assistant camera
Xavier Tauveron	....	second assistant camera
Jean-Noël Viry	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Benjamin Lubet	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Brigitte Bennard	....	assistant editor (as Brigitte Benard)
Olivier Fontenay	....	color timer
Peggy Koretzky	....	trainee assistant editor
Sophie Mandonnet	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Éric Neveux	....	music consultant: Polygram Special Projects
Charles Henri de Pierrefeu	....	music consultant: Polygram Special Projects
Caroline Solanillas	....	music consultant: Vertigo Productions

Other crew
Omar Dziri	....	production coordinator
Agnes Moreau	....	script supervisor
Véronique Saumon	....	production secretary
Eva Simonet	....	press attache
Caroline Staub	....	production administrator
Bénédicte Vauban	....	production assistant
Marie Vermillard	....	consultant to director

Thanks
Santiago Amigorena	....	thanks
Catherine Corsini	....	thanks
Philippe Harel	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Vertigo Productions (co-production)
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)

Distributors

• Bac Films (1996) (France) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal (2005) (France) (DVD)
• Artificial Eye (1996) (UK) (theatrical)
• Films de l'Elysée, Les (1996) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Les Films Séville (1996) (Canada) (theatrical) (Québec)
• Palace Films (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Prokino Filmverleih (1996) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (1997) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Vhero Films S.A. (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
• EDKO Film (Hong Kong)
• Kinokuniya (2010) (Japan) (DVD) (HD remaster)

Other Companies

• Alga-Samuelson  camera equipment provided by
• Cinésyl  grip equipment
• Island Records  soundtrack
• Polygram Projets Spéciaux  music edition
• TEST  titles
• Tapages  sound equipment
• Telegrip  grip equipment (as Télégrip)
• Transpalux  electrical equipment
• Vertigo Productions  music edition

Also Known As:

"Chacun cherche son chat" - France (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for a brief strong sex scene and some language

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | Sweden:7 | USA:R | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Paris 11, Paris, France

Company:

Vertigo Productions

Quotes:

Madame Renee:Men have let me down, but animals, never. Never!

Soundtrack:

seduction - part 1

Completely entertaining, believeable characters, no headache hangover.

This film is listed as "When The Cat's Away." You will like

the characters in this film. They are all good people intent

on living their lives and interacting with each other in

meaningful ways. You may not agree with their lifesyles,

but you will not dislike them. I found the elderly ladies very

interesting especially with regard to their interaction with

the young woman (Chloe) who is the main character. The

story evolves around the loss of Chloe's beloved cat, Gris-Gris ("Gray-Gray"). This is a film that will absorb you

as you admire the human warmth and pure honesty of everyone involved in Chloe's life.