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The Case of the Grinning Cat
The Case of the Grinning Cat
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THE CASE OF THE GRINNING CAT

Chats perchés

Directed by Chris Marker
France, 2004
Documentary

Synopsis

French documentarian and cinema-essayist Chris Marker reflects on French and international politics, art and culture at the start of the new millennium.

Synopsis

French documentarian and cinema-essayist Chris Marker reflects on French and international politics, art and culture at the start of the new millennium.

Our take

The grand finale of our Chris Marker retrospective comes with this inspired and playful ode to cats, the filmmaker’s admitted alter egos, that discreetly mutates into a lucid game of mirrors of political transcendence. One question remains: Where are the cats? Find out more in the Marker Collection.