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All My Cat Does Is Bite People

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (16)



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I have a cat. Two cats, actually, but one of them, who is ironically named Little Man, is a gigantic beast who, while adorable and affectionate with me and Mrs. TK, is a vicious hellspawn to almost everyone else. He bites, scratches, claws, hisses at anyone else. Particularly children. Ohhh, does he fucking despise children. But of course, he’s a sweetheart to us. Go figure.

You know what would make him cooler? If he helped me steal shit.

Here’s the lovely and intriguing trailer for the French animated film, Une Vie De Chat (A Cat In Paris, although — and my French is way beyond rusty, that does not appear to be an accurate translation), proving once again that the French, despite my rampant, ungrounded prejudices against them, consistently produce some absolutely gorgeous animation. It’s a simple, hand-drawn, storybook style with some lush coloring and it works perfectly. The trailer is in French, with no subtitles, but don’t let that stop you. The plot, from what I can tell, is about a cat who works as a sidekick to a cat burglar, while also befriending a little girl.

Sophisticated French hijinks shall doubtless ensue.

OK, here’s the official synopsis, if you want to be all fancy-like.

Dino is a cat that leads a double life. By day, he lives with Zoe, a little girl whose mother, Jeanne, is a police officer. By night, he works with Nico, a burglar with a big heart.One day, Dino the cat brings Zoe a very valuable bracelet. Lucas, Jeanne’s second-in-command, notices this bracelet is part of a jewellery collection that has been stolen.One night, Zoe decides to follow Dino. On the way, she overhears some gangsters and discovers that her nanny is part of the gangsters’ team…

Watch it.

(source: Twitch)









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Comments

It translates to A Cat's Life so I can understand changing the title for US audiences. Wouldn't want anyone confusing it as some sort of sequel to A Bug's Life.

Posted by: Wednesday at October 20, 2010 9:20 AM

I think it translates more to "A Cat's Life" or "The Life of a Cat." Not sure where "Paris" comes into it.

Posted by: Kballs at October 20, 2010 9:21 AM

DAMNIT, WEDNESDAY!!!! I took six years of French in middle and high school waiting for a moment like this and you stole my thunder! I hate you.

Posted by: Kballs at October 20, 2010 9:24 AM

My French doesn't extend beyond an appreciation for women with hairy armpits and a deep-seated hatred of Algerians, but that was delightful.

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at October 20, 2010 9:26 AM

if you like french animation, poke around youtube for the gobelins shorts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YhZU-VjQ5g

Good stuff. This looks great.

Posted by: twig at October 20, 2010 9:29 AM

Given that most Americans don't speak a foreign language, I'm guessing they changed the title to "A Cat In Paris" so that Americans would understand that the story was happening in France, or Paris Hilton's cooter.

Posted by: BWeaves at October 20, 2010 9:40 AM

Love it. It's like Madeline meets To Catch A Thief. Do the French still use good animation voice actors or have they caught the US bug of hiring big names?

Posted by: PaddyDog at October 20, 2010 11:01 AM

I suppose we should be grateful it was not renamed to "A Cat In Paris, France...you know, over there...in Europe".

Posted by: Simon at October 20, 2010 12:00 PM

I didn't think I would like The Triplets of Belleville, but I did, so I'm totally ready for this.

Posted by: MM at October 20, 2010 12:33 PM

Ah, this looks lovely. Thanks for the heads up. Now, I'll keep my eye out to see if it comes to one of the independent theaters in the area. Fingers crossed.

Posted by: tamatha at October 20, 2010 12:58 PM

Sorry, Kballs.

Here's your thunder back. Next time I'll ask first.

Posted by: Wednesday at October 20, 2010 1:51 PM

Wednesday,

And stay off the West Side!!!

Posted by: Kballs at October 20, 2010 2:27 PM

Man the french have been putting out ridiculously quality animation of late.

Posted by: Ben at October 20, 2010 8:49 PM

I'd like to see this, but only if I could get a guarantee that the cat doesn't die in it.

Posted by: zyzzyva at October 21, 2010 2:15 AM

TK, your cat isn't Little Man. That's Greebo.

Posted by: Four Eyes at October 21, 2010 10:45 PM

Only two years left before 2012. It is time to stack up on preservative foods that would normally kill us any other day. But since the world is ending anyway we would need anything that would preserve us until the aliens come to take us to their planet to put probes up our butts.

Posted by: allex radio21 at October 22, 2010 12:26 PM