The Rabbi's Cat (2011)
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Country:
France
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Duration:
100 min
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Genre:
animation, fantasy, comedy
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Director:
Joann Sfar, Antoine Delesvaux
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Producer:
Antoine Delesvaux, Clement Oubrerie
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Cast:
Mathieu Amalric, Afsia Erzi, Francois Damience, Karina Testa
About film
French Algeria at the beginning of the last century is a place of peaceful co-existence between the Muslim, the Jewish, and the Christian people. It is home to Rabbi Sfar, his daughter, the noisy parrot, and a mischievous cat. One day the cat eats the parrot and gains the ability to speak. The cat keeps lying every step of the way and is driving everyone around him insane. The Rabbi decides to teach him the Torah, while the cat insists he wants to learn about kabbalah and bar mitzvah.
One of the most outstanding and distinguished animated films of 2011, Le Chat du Rabbin won the major industry Film Festival in Annecy, received two nominations at the Annie Awards, and won the César Awards (France’s equivalent of the Oscar).
Rewards and nominations
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2011 (France) — Best Feature
- Annie Awards 2013 (USA) — nominated: Directing in an Animated Feature Production, Best Animated Feature
- César Awards, France 2012 (France) — Best Animated Film (Meilleur film d'animation)
- European Film Awards 2011 — nominated: Best Animated Film
- Taormina International Film Festival 2011 (Italy) — Special Jury Prize; nominated: Golden Tauro
Director
Joann Sfar is a French comics artist (his work is part of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics), writer, and director. Joann's mather is an Ashkenazi, and his father is a Sephardi Jew from Algeria. According to Sfar's words, that is why his Professeur Bell series is full of Ashkenazi humor, while Le Chat du Rabbin is inspired by the Sephardic culture. Sfar himself adapts his comic books for the screen, such as Le Chat du Rabbin and the Vampire series. Among his other films is Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life and The Prophet.
Antoine Delesvaux is an animation film producer. Sfar asked Delesvaux to co-direct Le Chat du Rabbin, which was named the Best Animated Film at the César Awards.
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Director
Joann Sfar is a French comics artist (his work is part of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics), writer, and director. Joann's mather is an Ashkenazi, and his father is a Sephardi Jew from Algeria. According to Sfar's words, that is why his Professeur Bell series is full of Ashkenazi humor, while Le Chat du Rabbin is inspired by the Sephardic culture. Sfar himself adapts his comic books for the screen, such as Le Chat du Rabbin and the Vampire series. Among his other films is Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life and The Prophet.
Antoine Delesvaux is an animation film producer. Sfar asked Delesvaux to co-direct Le Chat du Rabbin, which was named the Best Animated Film at the César Awards.
