Julien Bouin (played by Jean Gabin) is a protagonist in The Cat.
Retired typesetter and protagonist. He keeps his past newspaper work in his basement, becomes estranged from his wife Clémence, and adopts a stray cat that becomes the focus of their marital conflict. After Clémence kills the cat instead of herself as he intended, he temporarily leaves for a brothel and later takes a fatal overdose following his wife's death. Clémence Bouin (played by Simone Signoret) appears in The Cat.
Former circus trapeze artist and Julien's estranged wife. She resents the stray cat Julien adopts, destroys his newspapers, and attempts to get rid of it. During a heated argument over a pistol Julien leaves behind, she shoots the cat dead. She later dies of heart failure after collapsing while reading their exchanged notes. Nelly, boss of the Floride hotel (played by Annie Cordy) appears in The Cat.
Runs the local brothel where Julien stays temporarily during his marital crisis. She expresses concern about Clémence's drinking and observes Julien as he comes and goes, serving as a brief refuge for him.
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Characters
Julien Bouin
(played by Jean Gabin) — protagonist
Retired typesetter and protagonist. He keeps his past newspaper work in his basement, becomes estranged from his wife Clémence, and adopts a stray cat that becomes the focus of their marital conflict....
Clémence Bouin
(played by Simone Signoret) — supporting
Former circus trapeze artist and Julien's estranged wife. She resents the stray cat Julien adopts, destroys his newspapers, and attempts to get rid of it. During a heated argument over a pistol Julien...
Nelly, boss of the Floride hotel
(played by Annie Cordy) — supporting
Runs the local brothel where Julien stays temporarily during his marital crisis. She expresses concern about Clémence's drinking and observes Julien as he comes and goes, serving as a brief refuge for...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Julien Bouin → Nelly, boss of the Floride hotel
(Romantic Related)
Julien Bouin → Clémence Bouin
(Family Husband)
Story Analysis
A broken marriage collapses through jealousy, silence, loss, and the destruction of a shared home.
