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Cat People
on DVD (1982)
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| Starring: |
Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O'Toole, Ed Begley Jr., Ed Begley, Ruby Dee, John Larroquette, Scott Paulin, Frankie R. Faison |
| Director: |
Paul Schrader |
| Studio: |
UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time: |
112 mins |
| Certificate: |
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| User collections: |
My Malcolm McDowell Collection |
| Genres: |
Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
| Languages: |
English |
| Released: |
11/08/2003
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Brief synopsis of Cat People
After Irena (Nastassia Kinski), a young woman with a mysterious past, is reunited with her brother Paul (Malcom MacDowell), a series of bizarre events is set into motion. When Irena discovers that her sexuality is intimately linked with that of her brother's--as well as with a strange human-feline metamorphosis they secretly share--the moment is both frightening and alluring. A remake of the 1942 supernatural horror film of the same name, Paul Schrader's version of CAT PEOPLE is more graphic, more eroticized, and more detailed in content. Shot in New Orleans, an eerie stillness permeates the film, coupled with naturally delivered dialogue that moves the story along. Ruby Dee provides extra mysterious insinuations as Female, the sibling's live-in servant in their French-style mansion, and John Heard is perfectly cast as Oliver, the animal biologist and love interest of Irena.
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Radio Times
Producer Val Lewton originally wanted to call this picture Aimée and Her Friend, but RKO executives were so determined to cash in on Lewton's 1942 success, Cat People, that he was persuaded to change the title. Inspired by a Robert Louis Stevenson short story, it is more a study of child psychology than a horror film, but the brooding lighting, the all-pervading sense of menace and the occasional shock make for tense viewing. Simone Simon, the star of Cat People, is again superb as Irena, the cursed panther-woman who inspires pity rather than fear. Co-directed by Robert Wise, who was responsible for The Sound of Music, this is one of the most charming chillers ever made.
Time Out
Beauty is the beast in Schrader's erotic update of RKO's 1942 horror classic. Kinski's ambivalently bewildered Irena,...
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Halliwell's Film Guide
One presumes that among the eroticism and bloodlust a statement is being made, but it is never evident.
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