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The Rabbi's Cat

Original title: Le chat du rabbin
  • 20112011
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 40m
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7.1/10
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The Rabbi's Cat (2011)
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Set in Algeria in the 1920s, a rabbi's cat who learns how to speak after swallowing the family parrot expresses his desire to convert to Judaism.Set in Algeria in the 1920s, a rabbi's cat who learns how to speak after swallowing the family parrot expresses his desire to convert to Judaism.Set in Algeria in the 1920s, a rabbi's cat who learns how to speak after swallowing the family parrot expresses his desire to convert to Judaism.
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    • Antoine Delesvaux
    • Joann Sfar
    • Sandrina Jardel(screenplay)
    • Joann Sfar(comic book series)
  • Stars
    • Mathieu Amalric(voice)
    • Hafsia Herzi(voice)
    • François Damiens(voice)
    • Antoine Delesvaux
    • Joann Sfar
    • Sandrina Jardel(screenplay)
    • Joann Sfar(comic book series)
  • Stars
    • Mathieu Amalric(voice)
    • Hafsia Herzi(voice)
    • François Damiens(voice)
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    • 8User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    Mathieu Amalric
    Mathieu Amalric
    • Le prince
    • (voice)
    Hafsia Herzi
    Hafsia Herzi
    • La fille du rabbin
    • (voice)
    François Damiens
    François Damiens
    • Le reporter
    • (voice)
    Jean-Pierre Kalfon
    Jean-Pierre Kalfon
    • Le malka des lions
    • (voice)
    Karina Testa
    Karina Testa
    • Une copine de Zlabya
    • (voice)
    Eric Elmosnino
    Eric Elmosnino
    • Le professeur Soliman
    • (voice)
    Maurice Bénichou
    Maurice Bénichou
    • Le rabbin
    • (voice)
    Wojciech Pszoniak
    Wojciech Pszoniak
    • Vastenov
    • (voice)
    • (as Wojtek Pszoniak)
    Joann Sfar
    • Le juif de la malle
    • (voice)
    Pascal N'Zonzi
    • Le premier géant
    • (voice)
    Alice Houri
    Alice Houri
    • Knidelette
    • (voice)
    Daniel Cohen
    • Le rabbin du rabbin
    • (voice)
    François Morel
    François Morel
    • Le chat du rabbin
    • (voice)
    Mohamed Fellag
    Mohamed Fellag
    • Le cheik Mohammed Sfar
    • (voice)
    Olivier Broche
    • Le perroquet
    • (voice)
    Sava Lolov
    • Le peintre russe
    • (voice)
    Djanis Bouzyani
    • Le disciple
    • (voice)
    Laurent Lévy
    • Le circonciseur
    • (voice)
    • …
      • Antoine Delesvaux
      • Joann Sfar
      • Sandrina Jardel(screenplay)
      • Joann Sfar(comic book series) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      French visa #119442 delivered on 9-5-2011.
    • Goofs
      When they are prepping Vastenov's Citroën for the road trip, the Russian winds up painting a combined symbol representing both Russia and Jerusalem. However, you can see this symbol already painted on the Citroën when the titular Rabbi is first checking out the vehicle in Vastenov's garage.
    • Connections
      Features The Adventures of Tintin (1991)

    User reviews8

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    6/10
    Hated movie--not sure why
    For animation buffs, the visuals are superb, so it isn't a surprise that it won some French award for that. The story, however, is another matter. Since I am unfamiliar with the original material, of which the movie is based, I can only speak to the adaptation.

    You can read about the plot or the synopsis for the story line. I think the plot does capture "cattish" behavior quite well. The problem for me was the PC world view of the story. Forget 1920. Despite the period piece timing, the story is very much 2120. Everyone gets along or, more to the point, everyone should get along. Christian, Muslim, Jew, believer and atheist, black and white--you name it, it is here. That utopia awaits should not surprise anyone.

    I would say the movie is for animation buffs for the most part. Animal lovers, and particular feline lovers as myself, will get drawn in but lost in the shuffle.
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    • hhg2
    • Sep 3, 2019

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 2011 (France)
      • France
      • Official Facebook (France)
      • Official site (France)
      • French
      • Russian
      • Hebrew
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      • Autochenille Production
      • TF1 Droits Audiovisuels
      • France 3 Cinéma
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    • 1 hour 40 minutes
      • Color
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      • Dolby Digital

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