A Cat In Paris Review
By Rich Cline
Essential
With a fresh visual style that mimics expressionist paintings, this animated adventure completely breaks free from the formula American studios are locked into. It tells a lively story that's packed with terrific characters and a real sense of suspense.
Zoe (Zani) is a shy girl whose cat Dino brings her lizards it catches on the roof, but even this doesn't get the attention of her single mother Jeanne (Blanc), an overworked police detective. What she doesn't know is that Dino switches his allegiance at night to Nico (Salomone), an acrobatic cat burglar who prowls the roofs and ledges of Paris. Meanwhile, Zoe's mother is looking for the Victor (Benguigui), the gangster who killed her husband. And when Zoe and Nico finally meet, they must team up to escape the tenacious Victor and his goons.
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