The rabbi succeeds but the cat can no longer speak. Opens: In France (June 1) How CPH:DOX is taking the best elements of online to create a vibrant, challenging hybrid edition. Rabbi™s Cat, and J.T. In 1920s Algiers, the titular critter eats a talking parrot and is abruptly able to express aloud the thoughts he’s always had, in perfect French. But although the source material is subversive and funny, slyly mocking the world’s great monotheistic religions while simultaneously cheerleading for religious tolerance, the ineffable spark is missing that would have elevated this to truly special status. by https://www.screendaily.com/-the-rabbis-cat/5028382.article This mirrors the author’s original comic style and suits the tempo of the story. Shocked to discover how rude his cat is, the rabbi begins to teach the cat the Torah. France’s favorite kosher kitty gets a big screen 3D grooming in The Rabbi’s Cat (Le Chat du rabbin), author and co-director Joann Sfar’s adaptation of his highly successful comic book series. The Rabbi's Cat 2, Pantheon, 2008 (Books 4-5). It's the ups and downs, the transitions, the frustrations, and the joys of every day. Mildly but consistently entertaining hand-drawn 3-D venture competes this month in Annecy, should find a built-in audience with the books’ fans and is a given for Jewish film festivals. Director: Joann Sfar, Antoine Delesvaux In Algeria in the 1930s, a cat belonging to a widowed rabbi and his beautiful daughter, Zlabya, eats the family parrot and gains the ability to speak. For many years this painting was known as Monk with Cat, though the figure is in fact a Rabbi. Can the international festival circuit save creative documentary making? It is sold internationally by TF1 International. France’s favorite kosher kitty gets a big screen 3D grooming in The Rabbi’s Cat (Le Chat du rabbin), author and co-director Joann Sfar’s adaptation of his highly successful comic book series. After Rabbi Sfar (voiced by Maurice Benichou) and his shapely daughter, Zlabya, (voiced by Hafsia Herzi) realize they’ve lost a parrot but gained a talking cat, the nameless feline (voiced by François Morel) is next seen reading Stendhal’s The Red and the Black out loud to Zlabya. The Rabbi's Cat is the main character of this comic.He can speak after he ate the parrot of his house. No superheroes here, no modern-day eccentrics and no symbolic mice. Coronavirus film and TV latest: follow Screen’s coverage, Screen, Broadcast to hold Restart industry conference in May, Oscars 2021: ‘Nomadland’ triumphs in night of few upsets. Set in Algeria in the 1920s, a rabbi's cat who learns how to speak after swallowing the family parrot expresses his desire to convert to Judaism. Like fellow cartoonists Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis) and Riad Sattouf (The French Kissers) – all three are linked through the independent publishing house, L’Association – he’s part of a recent wave of French filmmakers whose roots lie in the comic book store rather than the cinematheque, offering up new form of auteurism that demands attention. TWITTER Based on stories from three of the volumes, the script (co-written with Sfar’s partner, Sandrina Jardel) lumps together lots of action in a not entirely compact 90 minutes, suffering in the long run from too many characters and scenarios, which may have been better stretched into a full-length cartoon series. Algeria in the 1930s is an intersection of Jewish, Arab and French culture. EMAIL ME. The story of a rabbi and his talking cat, a sharp-tongued feline philosopher brimming with scathing humor and a less than pure love for the rabbi’s teenage daughter. The preeminent work by one of France’s most celebrated young comic artists, The Rabbi’s Cat tells the wholly unique story of a rabbi, his daughter, and their talking cat — a philosopher brimming with scathing humor and surprising tenderness. Sfar's new graphic novel, The Rabbi's Cat is a comic book of a different sort. The 3D treatment feels tacked on. Jordan Mintzer The Rabbi’s Cat blends 3D effects with pen and Indian ink drawings to great effect. Likewise, layers of colonial arrogance are conveyed with the opposite of the heavy-handedness that made Outside The Law such a self-righteous slog. Privacy Policy | A Russian artist’s drawings of the pogrom that precipitated his unlikely escape to Algeria come to life and make the Cossacks’ rampage look comical. Algeria in the 1930s is an intersection of Jewish, Arab and French culture. The two La Verité si je mens (Would I Lie To You?) But now that he's lied, the rabbi forbids him from talking to his daughter, Zlabya, and vows to educate him in the Torah. Rabbi Sfar, a widower who has officiated for a small Jewish community for 30 years, is affable and reasonable in most matters, but forbids the cat to continue its close relationship with his daughter. Gallic tykes will lap up this second Sfar outing (after last year’s Serge Gainsbourg biopic), which should find sufficient bookings and fest play following an international premiere at Taormina. The rabbi Sfar lives with his daughter Zlabya, a noisy parrot and a mischievous cat that will eat the parrot and start to speak for telling only lies. Synopsis. 2011. "The Rabbi's Cat" A graphic novel celebrates a lost Algerian-Jewish way of life and wonders what it means to live as a person of faith in a world that doesn't share it. The Rabbi's Cat is set in Algeria during the 1930s when Jews, Arabs, and French people lived side by side in relative peace and equality. Its protagonist, the titular nameless cat, is owned by Rabbi Abraham Sfar and … The cat, whose mastery of French is superlative, helps the Rabbi prepare to comic effect. Sitemap | The Rabbi's Cat (91) IMDb 7.2 1 h 30 min 2011 7+ Set in Algeria in the 1930s, a rabbi's cat who learns how to speak after swallowing the family parrot expresses his desire to convert to Judaism. The story revolves around a cat who, upon eating his masters parrot, suddenly gains the gift of speech. "[The Rabbi's Cat] is rich in historic and cultural detail and filled with great stories." FACEBOOK 90mins. The Rabbi's Cat is a French Animated comedy, but you should not let this fool you; it is intended for a mature audience and there are mature themes to boot. Where Sfar excels - as with the animated passages in Gainsbourg - is in “speaking” visually of horrors via a disarmingly peppy, silly tone. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER is a registered trademark of The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. More or less dropping the daughter, the film takes its characters on a lengthy odyssey through the desert in search of Jerusalem. Synopsis Based on the best-selling graphic novel by Joann Sfar, The Rabbi’s Cat tells the story of a rabbi and his talking cat – a sharp-tongued feline philosopher brimming with scathing humor and a less than pure love for the rabbi’s voluptuous teenage daughter. | EU Privacy Preferences, Colorful cat leaps to the screen, though its held down by a jumbled narrative. If anything, the clever and fresh approach of the film’s opening reels (based on Volume One) could have served as a backbone for the entire movie, for its here that Sfar’s imaginative humor and provocative questioning of religious traditions are best on display. The Rabbi's Cat What began as a compilation of experiences during the Gorman family's time with the military, from active duty in Hawaii, to the reserves and a reserve deployment, has moved beyond. Thus begins a chain of adventures which, at least early on, manage to address one of author Sfar’s favorite themes: What does it mean to be Jewish, and how does that identity face up to both Hebrew scripture and the social-political issues associated with Judaism as a whole? To curry favour, the cat expresses an interest in getting circumcised, converting to Judaism and celebrating its bar mitzvah. Screen International is the essential resource for the international film industry. This site uses cookies. His only friend will soon be a Russian painter in search of an imaginary Jerusalem where black Jews apparently live. | Do Not Sell My Personal Information Despite the overstuffed storytelling, Sfar and co-director Antoine Delesvaux provide an incredible palette of visuals culled from the style Sfar originally created on paper: a loose and organic line filled with layers of color reminiscent of Chagall; figures marked by excessive traits (giant ears and noses) and expressive, beady eyes; and backgrounds crammed with sprawling detail, especially in the powerful Algerian city and landscapes, which manage to take on a life of their own. Alger, in the twenties. The Rabbi also dresses casually, as befits the climate. The cat’s frank desire to be caressed by the Rabbi’s daughter is part of the film’s distinctly European approach; a languor that is not entirely innocent (but will probably go right past kids) permeates the proceedings. But now that he's lied, the rabbi forbids him from talking to his daughter, Zlabya, and vows to educate him in the Torah. This movie directed by Joann Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux will take stories of albums 1, 2 and 5.It will be released for the 1st of June 2011.It will be a 3D animation. There’s genuine tension when the expedition accepts a powerful Muslim’s hospitality and must answer his query “Wouldn’t you agree that Islam is the best religion?”. An Algerian rabbi’s cat gains the power of speech, giving it all the greater ability for mischief. Screenwriters: Joann Sfar, Sandrina Jardel, based on Sfar’s comic book series “The Rabbi’s Cat” Even though the cat denounces religion, he wants to have a bar mitzvah and helps the rabbi with hopes of attracting his daughter. Cannes 2021 to open with Leos Carax’s ‘Annette’ starring Marion Cotillard, Adam Driver, ’Mortal Kombat’ cracks $50m at global box office; ‘Godzilla Vs. 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Production companies: Autochenille Production, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, International sales: FT1 International, www.tf1international.com, Screenplay: Sandrina Jardel, Joann Sfar based on his series of graphic, Music: Olivier Daviaud, Enrico Macias, Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Main voice cast: François Morel, Maurice Benichou, Hafsia Herzi, François, Damiens, Mathieu Amalric, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Fellag, A solitary fisherman and a documentary filmmaker connect on a remote island in Bosnia and Herzegovina, The director who got away returns to document life in a small Turkish village for his rebellious siblings, In the 19th century, a white medical officer and black sailor clash over the facts of a maritime disaster. He’s scrawny, apparently hairless and unapologetically disputatious. A vibrant chase set in a beautifully portrayed Algiers circa 1920 introduces us to the scrappy, quick-witted cat (François Morel), and then to his owners, a local rabbi, Sfar, (Maurice Benichou) and his voluptuous, earthy daughter, Zlabya (Hafsia Herzi). The €12.4m film was produced by Autochenille Productions and received co-production support from France 3 Cinéma. The Rabbi’s Cat (Le Chat Du Rabbin) film is a charming animated adaption of the graphic novels by Joann Sfar who also co-directed the film thus ensuring an authentic visual adaption of the bande dessinee. … films - smashes in France, with a third instalment on the way - did not travel particularly well. First published in 2002, the five-part Ca tbecame a major hit in France, where the prolific Sfar had already made a name for himself writing and inking hundreds of successful titles (Petit Vampire, Pascin, Les Carnets), which run the gamut from kids fantasy to adult-targeted and autobiographical fare. By Lisa Nesselson2011-06-02T16:02:00+01:00, Dirs: Joann Sfar, Antoine Delesvaux. He is treated once more like an ordinary animal. He asked then to do his Bar-Mitzvah for staying close to his mistress Zlabya. The title character of “The Rabbi’s Cat” is not your everyday cartoon fluffball. (The film’s third part, based on the volume entitled L’Exode, tackles the Jewish-Arab conflict via a mix of violent bloodletting and unexpected camaraderie.). © 2021 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. In export terms, stories of Ashkenazic Jews have always predominated. The Rabbi's Cat is a French comic book by Joann Sfar set largely in 1920s Algiers. Production companies: Autochenille Production, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, France 3 Cinema OTHER BOOKS. No rating, 89 minutes. Awards whispers: What did our voters make of the Bafta 2021 awards? Subscribe now for monthly editions, awards season weeklies, access to the Screen International archive and supplements including Stars of Tomorrow and World of Locations. Sales Agent: TF1 International The film, co-directed by Antoine Delesvaux, mocks the French administrative tradition when after 30 years as de facto Rabbi, officiating in Hebrew to Jews who speak Arabic, the Rabbi is required to take a written French exam he may not pass. Distributors perhaps assumed that the antics of Jewish characters of statistically less-prevalent North African heritage would be disorienting to audiences acclimated to the cultural traditions of European Jewry. Cast: François Morel, Maurice Bénichou, Hafsia Herzi, François Damiens, Mathieu Amalric, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Fellag, Marguerite Abouet, Sava Lolov, Eric Elmosnino A precocious cat anchors a daisy-chain of interfaith dialogues. For someone as gifted as Sfar at visual storytelling, the film is very, very talky. He is refused service by a waiter who says they don’t serve Jews or Arabs, but the same waiter turns obsequious when the Rabbi’s cousin - a lion tamer who walks the streets with his lion - comes to Algiers for a visit. But such questions, though intelligently raised from the start, eventually go unanswered amid a slew additional plots and parts, which include a brawny, over-aged lion tamer (Jean-Pierre Kalfon), a dreamy Russian painter (Sava Lolov), and one sequence that digresses into a parody of comic strip legend Tintin’s excursion into Sub-Saharan Africa, Belgian accents included. Although these works were written at disparate times, an analysis of their representations of Jewish womenŠand how these representations relate to common stereotypes about Jewish womenŠis a valuable study, and one that has not been done before. (He’s “only” seven but argues that in cat-to-human years he’s well past age 13.). The Rabbi's Cat (French: Le chat du rabbin) is a 2011 French animated film directed by Joann Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux, based on volumes one, two and five of Sfar's comics series with the same title.It tells the story of a cat, who obtains the ability to speak after swallowing a parrot, and its owner who is a rabbi in 1920s Algeria. More By and About This Author. The two men carrying sacks in the background are Jews fleeing a pogrom. When the rabbi's cat wins the gift of speech by swallowing a parakeet, he uses it both to tell lies (that he didn't eat the parakeet, for example) and to tell his own story. The Rabbi's Cat Joann Sfar, Author. Pantheon $21.95 (142p) ISBN 978-0-375-42281-2. is an initially whimsical but ultimately bracing fable. Waldman™s Megillat Esther. Animation: Banjo Studio Music: Olivier Daviaud “The Rabbi’s Cat” has exquisite hand-drawn animation with deep rich colors that give it a flowing sense of movement. In the superficial sense, “The Rabbi’s Cat” is very much Sfar’s “Persepolis” (Marjane Satrapi’s 2007 animated feature based on her two heralded autobiographical tomes … For someone as gifted as Sfar at visual storytelling, the film is very, very talky. The cat’s personality is sort of like Bart Simpson if Bart experienced sexual jealousy. With mature themes including faith, family, philosophy, anti-Semitism, and racism, this isn't a light cartoon appropriate for younger kids. It’s filled with detail although its look is disarmingly simple. 4:32 AM PDT 6/1/2011 During his adventures he will loose his speaking gift by asking help to Adonai but he will find it … Adaptations [ edit ] Le Chat du Rabbin has been adapted for the theater by Camille Nahum under the name of La Bar-mitsva du Chat du Rabbin , created at Paris at the theater Michel Galabru 18 September 2004 then reprised at the Théâtre Le Temple from the 22d of March 2005 to 28 April 2005. France. I saw the film at the 2012 French Film Festival in Sydney and I have been reading the graphic novels for a couple of years. Quite simply, the animation is beautiful to watch. Illustrator Sfar - whose genetic and cultural Jewish heritage happens to be half Ashkenazi (Europe) and half Sephardi (North Africa/Middle East) - nicely conveys the idea that Judaism, Christianity and Islam have a great deal in common but human stupidity is universal, thereby making an ostensible period tale pertinent to contemporary multicultural France. The preeminent work by one of France’s most celebrated young comic artists, The Rabbi’s Cat tells the wholly unique story of a rabbi, his daughter, and their talking cat — a philosopher brimming with scathing humor and surprising tenderness. Here’s the synopsis for The Rabbi’s Cat: Algiers, 1920’s. | California Privacy Rights That said, voice work in French is a delight. Parents need to know that The Rabbi's Cat is a subtitled animated film based on books by acclaimed French graphic artist Joann Sfar that delve into the little-known history of Jews in pre-World War II Algeria. Although the 3D boost adds little to what’s essentially old-fashioned, 2D animation, it makes some of the film’s more vivid moments stand out, with certain scenes (including a disturbing Itchy & Scratchy-like recreation of a Russian pogrom) remaining embedded in one’s memory. Rabbi Sfar has more than one problem. This first major English-language graphic novel by French comic whirlwind Sfar (Dungeon, 2004, etc.) The Rabbi's Cat > The movie The movie. AdChoices The Hand of God can be seen in the top-left corner, blessing the Rabbi, who may be stroking the cat for the last time before he too departs. When the rabbi's cat wins the gift of speech by swallowing a parakeet, he uses it both to tell lies (that he didn't eat the parakeet, for example) and to tell his own story. While the animation is pleasant and evocative, it’s not dazzling. Terms of Use | While the end result is somewhat chaotic, it proves that Sfar can make the jump from page to screen in ways that are both compelling and personal. Producers: Joann Sfar, Antoine Delesvaux Though this gorgeously animated affair showcases the artist’s freewheeling style and colorful arabesque imagery, its rambling episodic structure is not quite the cat’s meow, even if it remains a thoroughly enjoyable take on Judaism in early 20th century North Africa. The Rabbi’s daughter wears calf-length harem pants and an off-the-shoulder top with a bare midriff. The picture is indebted to Russian icons. Editor: Maryline Monthieux Set in the Jewish community of 1920s Algeria, a rabbi discovers his cat ate his parrot and gained the ability to speak like a human. All rights reserved. By using this site you are agreeing to our privacy and cookie policy. 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