A Man and His Dog

For the 1918 narrative by Thomas Mann, see A Man and His Dog (narrative).
Not to be confused with A Boy and His Dog.
A Man and His Dog
Directed byFrancis Huster
Written byFrancis Huster
Murielle Magellan
Cesare Zavattini
Produced byJean-Louis Livi
CinematographyVincent Jeannot
Music byPhilippe Rombi
Release dates
  • 13 November 2008 (2008-11-13) (Sarlat Film Festival)
  • 14 July 2009 (2009-07-14) (France)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
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 filmmaker 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 Jean-Paul Belmondo's first film in seven years following his recovery from a stroke[3] and his final movie role before his death in 2021.

Plot

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 decides to marry again and breaks off their relationship. With no home and no way to make money, they wander the streets of Paris.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "UN HOMME ET SON CHIEN (2009)". JP' Box-Office. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  2. ^ Box office information for Jean Paul Belmondo films at Box Office Story
  3. ^ "French Star as He Is, Stroke and All". New York Times. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2015.


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