The Rabbi's Cat

France's best-loved talking cat, star of a hit comic book series, makes his big screen debut in this long awaited adaptation by celebrated graphic artist-turned-director Joann Sfar (Gainsbourg). Rabbi Sfar lives a quiet life by the sea with his beautiful daughter Zlabya and her pet cat in 1920s Algeria. After swallowing his arch-rival the family parrot, the cat receives the miraculous gift of speech, with no intention of ever shutting up! This irreverent, quick-witted feline loves discussing philosophy and Jewish law and demands to have a Bar Mitzvah. When a mysterious stranger arrives in the city, the Rabbi, his cat and an array of motley characters set off on a fantastical Indiana Jones-style adventure into the unknown heart of Africa.

Co-directors Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux use beautiful hand-drawn animation and a nostalgic, groovy soundtrack to bring multicultural, pre-war Algiers, with its Arab, Jewish and European inhabitants lovingly to life, in this funny, quirky and thoroughly enjoyable film.

• Category

  Film & Animation

[Pentan797]

Urgh, am I the only person who is experiencing this video totally out of synch?

[TimeshipStudio]

Excellent art style, I love it. Godspeed!

[ribogok]

Seven thousand hits only? Something's not right with this world.

[LobsterPotsticker]

hooray :D

[Alex Hartsell]

Yes! Gkids just got the USA rights and are going to relase it for the Osacrs.

[hotmamii76]

I love the books and I can't wait for the movie.

[delusionaldiminutive]

is this ever coming to the US? :(

[korgulon]

CANNOT WAIT until this film is available in Region 1.

[galambos69]

Absulutly amazing!Love it.