Mano a Mano Films
Starring: Marcia Gay Harden, Óscar Jaenada
Directed by: Juan Feldman
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!
Synopsis: Jane Taylor (Marcia Gay Harden) is a depressed librarian who has led a solitary life and embarks on one final adventure by taking a trip to Costa Rica.
Kitty Cameo: In the beginning of the film Jane is seen at home with her black cat.
The cat sits at the table with her and lies in bed while she is writing in her journal.
When Jane decides to make her final trip and not return, she spends some time hugging and kissing the cat to say goodbye. She ends up giving the cat in a carrier to someone before leaving. The cat is not seen again but is mentioned later when it is revealed that Jane named him Sydney Carton after the character in A Tale of Two Cities.
Final Mewsings: It takes a truly desperate person to be able to leave their cat.
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