The Alley Cat (1985 film)

Le Matou
Directed by Jean Beaudin
Produced by Justine Héroux
Written by Yves Beauchemin (novel)
Lise Lemay-Rousseau (writer)
Starring Serge Dupire
Monique Spaziani
Jean Carmet
Music by François Dompierre
Cinematography Claude Agostini
Edited by Jean-Pierre Cereghetti
Distributed by Cinévidéo
Release dates
  • August 28, 1985 (1985-08-28) (Canada)
Running time
141 minutes
Country Canada
France
Language French

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.

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.[1]

Recognition

References

  1. Guillemette, Mélissa (2008-06-23). "Comme il y a 70 ans". Journal de Montréal (in French). Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2009-04-26.


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