When the Cat’s Away
Screening on Film
Directed by Cedric Klapisch.
With Garance Clavel, Zinedine Soualem, Renee Le Calm.
France, 1996, 35mm, color, 91 min.
French with English subtitles.
With Garance Clavel, Zinedine Soualem, Renee Le Calm.
France, 1996, 35mm, color, 91 min.
French with English subtitles.
A young Parisienne leaves her beloved cat with a neighbor while she tries to enjoy a brief holiday. When she returns to find her pet is missing, she searches her neighborhood, encountering a warm and colorful group of characters who make up this unique urban village. Cedric Klapisch draws on the narrative simplicity of new Iranian cinema to create a breezy portrait of contemporary French life in which the differences between his characters make these experiences all the more enriching.
