Miramax
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench
Directed by: Lasse Hallström

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains a MAJOR spoiler for this film!

Synopsis: A mysterious woman named Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) and her young daughter arrive in a small French village and open a chocolate shop, much to the surprise and chagrin of the locals.

Kitty Cameo: In the beginning of the film Vianne and her daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol) arrive in town and call upon Armande Voizin (Judi Dench) to ask about the patisserie for rent. Their knocking on the door awakens Armande, who is sleeping in her chair. A white cat is standing by a saucer of milk on a table next to the chair.

As the two enter, the cat jumps down off the table. Only a small glimpse of the cat is visible for the rest of this scene.

Closer to the end of the film, Armande’s grandson, Luc (Aurèlien Parent Koenig) is cleaning dishes after a party. He walks into the other room where Armande is sitting in her chair, the white cat on her legs.

Luc is going to pull the blanket up when he realizes is grandmother is dead. He pauses and then runs away, but the overhead shot of the scene does not show the cat anywhere in the room!

Final Mewsings: Where do cats go when we die?

Many thanks to Nick Wale for letting us know about the cat in this movie!

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