The Cat
Le Chat
1971 · 1h 27m · Drama · France, Italy · Rated 16 (DE)
A love/hate so devastating it destroys everything...the marriage, the wife, the husband, the house...even the cat
Julien Bouin, a former typographist, and his wife Clemence, who used to perform in a circus, hardly talk to each other in their small house, soon to be demolished. His cat Greffier being the only one he still gives affection to, he becomes the object of Clemence's anger.
Directed by
Pierre Granier-DeferreBased on the novel by
Georges Simenon6.8Smart score
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Rating16 (DE)
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