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- Summary: Set in Algeria in the 1920s, this animated feature spotlights a rabbi's cat who learns how to speak after swallowing the family parrot expresses his desire to convert to Judaism.
- Director: Antoine Delesvaux
- Genre(s): Adventure, Animation
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100While the scenes don't always fit together thematically or tonally, each one is its own polished gem.
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Dec 6, 201280Though 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.
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Jan 17, 201380It's a wild and vivid ride and a spirited reminder of the kinship between Jewish and Arab cultural traditions.
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38The movie is trying to do far too much and doesn't do anything well. "Ambitious" isn't the word here; "random" is more like it.
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