DT
24Apr12
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a Smith
29Feb12
Without the interesting ideas inherent in the writing (e.g., how what one fears draws that one to it, and often in the worst way) and the very nice aesthetics, this movie would long be forgotten. The acting is awful, and the progression is often ludicrous. Worth watching, probably worth watching again for what it does right, but it does too much wrong to be more than that.
Howard Orr
3Jan12
A film that achieves so much just by shadow, pools of light, and insinuations about deepest Serbia.
Judicial Joe
16Jun11
Fascinating in its depth of questioning about sexual and interpersonal psychology, Tourneur's film is a bit standoffish for a horror drama, but it feels so modern that I had to give it four stars. It's tragic that while this was a B-movie in its time, nowadays you'd only see horror films with this much thought and feeling at the arthouse. Simone Simon's performance is irreplaceable.
Matthew_Lucas
20May11
Another on of Val Lewton's sensational titles turned into a compelling drama, this time about a woman who is either a descendant of line of people who can turn into cats, or is slowly going mad. Director Jacques Tourneur delivers an atmospheric psychological drama that transcends its B-movie roots.
Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
12May11
So deep and soulful. Tourneur combines lurid pulp storytelling with such a strong spiritual undercurrent. What knocked me out the most was his luminous images, the use of light, shadow, and space. But of course I can't resist some pulpy action, and Cat People delivers in spades.
Daniel S.
11May10
One of the best movies about sexual repression I've seen. The eternal fight between lust and permitted love, between panthers and cats. If you want to extend the metaphor a little more, you may still discourse, with your friends or within yourself, about the horrible way Simone Simon dies. "Who lives by the sword, shall perish by the sword" (Quentin Tarantino).
Hideous Bitch Princess
22Feb10
I got a hold of a Criterion Collection laserdisc copy at a used movie store in SoHo. Exciting find.
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