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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.

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.

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