When the Cat's Away (1996)

Chloe, a young woman, is going on holidays. She entrusts her beloved cat to Madame Renée's care. But one day Madame Renée (an old lady of the neighborhood) can not find the cat. Chloe ... See full summary »

Director:

Cédric Klapisch

Writer:

Cédric Klapisch

Stars:

Garance Clavel, Zinedine Soualem, Renée Le Calm

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Chloe, a young woman, is going on holidays. She entrusts her beloved cat to Madame Renée's care. But one day Madame Renée (an old lady of the neighborhood) can not find the cat. Chloe starts searching the neighborhood... This is the pretext for the exploration of a quarter of Paris and his inhabitants.

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Plot Keywords:

missing cat | investigation | private investigation | long haired male | bare chested male | 

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Taglines:

No man. No job. No cat.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for a brief strong sex scene and some language

Did You Know?

Quotes

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

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Connections

Referenced in Someone, Somewhere (2019)

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Soundtracks

Hala James
Performed by Big Brother Hakim et Dee Nasty
Written by Hakim belkacemi, Daniel Bigeault

User Reviews

good yet cannot explain why

despite having no valid content whatsoever, this film left me with the kind of warm 'everythings going to be alright' feeling you usually expect to get from the teen high school genre school of thought. An utterly pointless story about a young woman who loses her cat Gris-gris, and the insignificant events that happen as she goes about searching for said cat, dont pay to see this movie, it has nothing to justify buying or renting it, buy if its ever on tv, watch it, because you might just like it

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures Classics

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

20 June 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

When the Cat's Away

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

$300,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$1,474,628

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,474,628

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vertigo, France 2 Cinéma, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1