(There may be Spoilers) Herpetologist Simon, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, has been trying to forget his late fiancé Pauline, Julie LeBerton, for some six months but just can't get her out of his mind. Living in the apartment that they shared in Montreal Canada Simon had since got very heavily involved with Paulin's friend nurse Gigi, Isbela Richer, who's moved in with him but try as he might Simon still is infatuated with the dead Pauline. The unexpected arrival of Patrick, Frederic Desager, makes his obsession with her that much more crazier.
Patrick showing up at Simon's place is unaware of Pauline's tragic death; Pauline killed herself by slashing her wrists in a Paris hotel. And as Simon hears about Patrick meeting Pauline in a restaurant bar just a day before her death he completely flips out. Accusing Patrick, who only had a friendly drink with her, of trying to steal Pauline away from him. Getting himself under control, after almost knocking out one of Patrick's teeth, Simon clams down and gets the story and a photo taken at the time from Patrick about Pauline's last day on earth. Which wasn't at all as depressing as Simon thought that it was in fact it made him start thinking if Pauline was dead at all or if she somehow faked her death in order to get away from him!
The movie then has Simon go on both the internet and long-distance telephone line as well as all around wild goose chase. Simon tries to get the lowdown from the Paris Police on just what were the circumstances in Pauline's suicide and comes up against a brick wall! It seems that there's no record of it happening at all and even Pauline's death certificate looks like it's an elaborate forgery. Which has him going even deeper into findin out what's really behind all this. He ends up with the astounding conclusion that she had all she could take from him and just walked out to start a new life with someone else!
Simon's actions in finding Pauline has his present girlfriend Gigi almost ending up with a nervous breakdown. Gigi goes so far as to get herself pregnant by Simon in order to keep him from leaving her for what she feels is Pauline's ghost. During all these wild goings on Lazerus Pauline's pet Abyssinian cat is constantly seen snooping around the apartment. Watching and listening into the conversations between Simon and Gigi as well as anyone else who drops in like the landlord and cleaning lady as if he's taking notes! What we later find out is that Lazerus is not the innocent and uninterested kitty as were made to think that he is. The cat knows all the secrets that have to do with Pauline's death or disappearance. Even more unnerving Lazerus is about to exact judgment on who ever it was that caused his beloved master Pauline to disappear!
You almost have to wear one of those miner's helmets with a flashlight attached to it to be able to see the film "Dans L'Oeil du Chat". With the lighting in the movie being at a very short supply and making all the scenes in it look like they was entirely photographed in Adolf Hitler's underground Berlin bunker.
For all the movie's drawbacks it did have a very good and totally unexpected surprise ending. With Simon changing his mind in leaving Gigi and coming back to the apartment. Not knowing that his ignoring and leaving resulted in a lot more pain and suffering then he already was in. Worst of all that lead to him finally finding out just what the real story is with Pauline, is she alive or dead, and even far more shocking what his now lover Gigi had to do with it.
Patrick showing up at Simon's place is unaware of Pauline's tragic death; Pauline killed herself by slashing her wrists in a Paris hotel. And as Simon hears about Patrick meeting Pauline in a restaurant bar just a day before her death he completely flips out. Accusing Patrick, who only had a friendly drink with her, of trying to steal Pauline away from him. Getting himself under control, after almost knocking out one of Patrick's teeth, Simon clams down and gets the story and a photo taken at the time from Patrick about Pauline's last day on earth. Which wasn't at all as depressing as Simon thought that it was in fact it made him start thinking if Pauline was dead at all or if she somehow faked her death in order to get away from him!
The movie then has Simon go on both the internet and long-distance telephone line as well as all around wild goose chase. Simon tries to get the lowdown from the Paris Police on just what were the circumstances in Pauline's suicide and comes up against a brick wall! It seems that there's no record of it happening at all and even Pauline's death certificate looks like it's an elaborate forgery. Which has him going even deeper into findin out what's really behind all this. He ends up with the astounding conclusion that she had all she could take from him and just walked out to start a new life with someone else!
Simon's actions in finding Pauline has his present girlfriend Gigi almost ending up with a nervous breakdown. Gigi goes so far as to get herself pregnant by Simon in order to keep him from leaving her for what she feels is Pauline's ghost. During all these wild goings on Lazerus Pauline's pet Abyssinian cat is constantly seen snooping around the apartment. Watching and listening into the conversations between Simon and Gigi as well as anyone else who drops in like the landlord and cleaning lady as if he's taking notes! What we later find out is that Lazerus is not the innocent and uninterested kitty as were made to think that he is. The cat knows all the secrets that have to do with Pauline's death or disappearance. Even more unnerving Lazerus is about to exact judgment on who ever it was that caused his beloved master Pauline to disappear!
You almost have to wear one of those miner's helmets with a flashlight attached to it to be able to see the film "Dans L'Oeil du Chat". With the lighting in the movie being at a very short supply and making all the scenes in it look like they was entirely photographed in Adolf Hitler's underground Berlin bunker.
For all the movie's drawbacks it did have a very good and totally unexpected surprise ending. With Simon changing his mind in leaving Gigi and coming back to the apartment. Not knowing that his ignoring and leaving resulted in a lot more pain and suffering then he already was in. Worst of all that lead to him finally finding out just what the real story is with Pauline, is she alive or dead, and even far more shocking what his now lover Gigi had to do with it.
