The Three Lives of Thomasina

Have you ever wondered where Scottish cats go when they die? This movie provides answers to all of your feline afterlife questions. I won’t give the secret away, but it involves giant statues and glittering showers of gold sparkles. Besides probing into the life and death of cats, this film is a heartwarming tale of a little girl’s love for her big orange cat. It takes place in a small village in Scotland, where little Mary’s father, the local vet, goes around euthanizing the villagers’ pets. Things change when he gives the same treatment to Mary’s beloved Thomasina. There’s a singing witch involved, as well as a circus, and a bagpiping boy. Oh, and yes, the movie ends with a wedding. This is high on my list of favorite movies set in Scotland, right after Trainspotting, Breaking the Waves, and Brigadoon.