Le vieil homme et l’enfant (1967)

English Title: The Two of Us

Directed by: Claude Berri

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: A young Jewish boy named Claude (Alain Cohen) is sent to the French countryside to live with an older couple during the Nazi occupation of Paris.

Kitty Cameo: In Paris, Claude’s father (Charles Denner) is listening to the radio with some neighbors. One is a woman having her hair done by Claude’s mother (Zorica Lozic). The woman is holding a small long-haired tabby kitten on her lap.

The Two of Us - woman holding long-haired tabby kitten while having hair done
The Two of Us - woman holding long-haired tabby kitten while having hair done
The Two of Us - woman holding long-haired tabby kitten while having hair done

There is suddenly an air raid siren and the lights go dim.

The Two of Us - lights go dim on woman holding long-haired tabby kitten while having hair done

The woman carries the kitten as they exit the building.

The Two of Us - woman holding long-haired tabby kitten while leaving building

The families cross the street. Halfway across, Claude takes the kitten from the woman.

The Two of Us - boy Claude Alain Cohen takes long-haired tabby kitten from woman while crossing street

They hurry into the air raid shelter.

The Two of Us - father Charles Denner carries Claude Alain Cohen holding long-haired tabby kitten into shelter

Claude pets the kitten as the bombs start falling outside. The family hugs each other, the kitten in the middle of the embrace.

The Two of Us - father Charles Denner and mother Zorica Lozic with Claude Alain Cohen holding long-haired tabby kitten in shelter
The Two of Us - father Charles Denner and mother Zorica Lozic with Claude Alain Cohen holding long-haired tabby kitten in shelter

Final Mewsings: Never forget your kittens during an emergency!

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