A Cat in Paris

A Cat in Paris
French theatrical release poster
FrenchUne vie de chat
Directed by
Screenplay byAlain Gagnol
Dialogue byJacques-Rémy Girerd
Produced byJacques-Rémy Girerd
Starring
Edited byHervé Guichard
Music bySerge Besset
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 15 October 2010 (2010-10-15) (Saint-Quentin Ciné-Jeune Film Festival)
  • 15 December 2010 (2010-12-15) (Belgium, France and Netherlands)
  • 22 December 2010 (2010-12-22) (Switzerland)
Running time
65 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
Languages
  • French
  • English
Budget$7.5 million[2]
Box office$3.3 million[3]

A Cat in Paris (French: Une vie de chat, lit. 'A Cat's Life') is a 2010 animated adventure crime comedy film by the French 2D animation studio Folimage, directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol.[4] An international co-production of France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland,[5] the film follows a young Parisian girl whose cat leads her to unravel a thrilling mystery over the course of a single evening.

A Cat in Paris premiered at the Saint-Quentin Ciné-Jeune Film Festival on 15 October 2010. It was released theatrically on 15 December 2010 in France by Gébéka Films and in Belgium and the Netherlands by Benelux Film Distributors, and on 22 December 2010 in Switzerland by Agora Films.[4]

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[6]

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  2. ^ King, Susan (31 May 2012). "'A Cat in Paris' animated film draws on French roots". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Une vie de chat (A Cat in Paris) (2010)". JP Box-Office (in French). Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "A Cat in Paris de Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli (2010)". Unifrance. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (2 January 2011). "A Cat in Paris". Variety. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  6. ^ "The 84th Academy Awards | 2012". Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2023.