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The Alley Cat (1985 film)

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Director
  
Screenplay
  
Lise Lemay-Rousseau

Language
  
7/10
IMDb

Music director
  
Francois Dompierre

Duration
  

Country
  
CanadaFrance

The Alley Cat (1985 film) movie poster

Writer
  
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Lise Lemay-Rousseau

Release date
  
August 28, 1985  Canada

Cast
  
(Florent Boissonneault), (Elise Boissonneault), (Egon Ratablavasky), (Aurélien Picquot), (Monsieur Emile),
Miguel Fernandes
(Slipskin)

Similar movies
  
Set in Quebec, French movies

The Alley Cat (French: Le Matou) is a 1985 Canadian/French French-language drama film based on the novel of the same name by Yves Beauchemin.

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Plot

Florent (Dupire) and his wife Elise (Spaziani) always had one dream: to own a restaurant. When they meet a strange old man, Egon Ratablavasky (Carmet), their dream becomes a reality, but only to quickly turn into a nightmare when they sadly discover they have been tricked by him and lose everything.

Production

Restaurant scenes were set in and shot at La Binerie Mont-Royal.

Recognition

  • 1986
  • Genie Award for Best Music Score - Won - François Dompierre
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction - Nominated - Jean Beaudin
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing - Nominated - Serge Viau, Paul Dion
  • Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Nominated - Justine Héroux
  • Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominated - Serge Dupire
  • Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominated - Monique Spaziani
  • Genie Award for Best Screenplay - Nominated - Lise Lemay-Rousseau
  • 1985
  • Montreal World Film Festival Jury Prize - Won - Jean Beaudin (Tied with On ne meurt que 2 fois)
  • Montreal World Film Festival Most Popular Film - Won - Jean Beaudin
  • References

    The Alley Cat (1985 film) Wikipedia
    The Alley Cat (1985 film) IMDb The Alley Cat (1985 film) themoviedb.org


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