The Alley Cat (1985 film)

The Alley Cat
The Alley Cat
French	Le Matou
Directed by	Jean Beaudin
Written by	Yves Beauchemin (novel); Lise Lemay-Rousseau (writer)
Produced by	Justine Héroux
Starring	Serge Dupire; Monique Spaziani; Jean Carmet; Julien Guiomar; Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge; Miguel Fernandes; Johanne Fontaine
Cinematography	Claude Agostini
Edited by	Jean-Pierre Cereghetti
Music by	François Dompierre
Distributed by	Cinévidéo
Release date	August 28, 1985 (Canada);
Running time	141 minutes
Countries	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

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

^ Guillemette, Mélissa (2008-06-23). "Comme il y a 70 ans". Journal de Montréal (in French). Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-26.

External links

Le Matou at IMDb
Le Matou at AllMovie

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The Alley Cat

French	Le Matou

Directed by	Jean Beaudin
Written by	Yves Beauchemin (novel) Lise Lemay-Rousseau (writer)
Produced by	Justine Héroux
Starring	Serge Dupire Monique Spaziani Jean Carmet Julien Guiomar Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge Miguel Fernandes Johanne Fontaine
Cinematography	Claude Agostini
Edited by	Jean-Pierre Cereghetti
Music by	François Dompierre
Distributed by	Cinévidéo
Release date	August 28, 1985 (1985-08-28) (Canada)
Running time	141 minutes
Countries	Canada France
Language	French