A Man and His Dog | |
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Directed by | Francis Huster |
Written by | Francis Huster Murielle Magellan Cesare Zavattini |
Produced by | Jean-Louis Livi |
Cinematography | Vincent Jeannot |
Music by | Philippe Rombi |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $7.4 million |
Box office | $3.1 million[1][2] |
A Man and His Dog (Un Homme et Son Chien) is a 2008 French film directed by French director Francis Huster, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, based on the 1952 film Umberto D. directed by Vittorio De Sica, and written by Cesare Zavattini.
This was the first film in seven years featuring Jean-Paul Belmondo following his recovery from a stroke,[3] and final movie role before his death in 2021.
Charles is a retiree who lives in a maid's room in the house of his lover, a rich widow. He is forced out onto the street with his dog after the widow breaks off the relationship, as she decides to marry again. With no home nor way to make money, they wander the streets of Paris.