Cat people

Cat people

DVD - 2016

A Serbian immigrant living in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.

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Subjects
Felidae > Drama.
Serbian Americans > Drama.
Psychiatrists > Drama.
Married people > Drama.
Feature films.
Horror films.
Fantasy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Feature films
Horror films
Fantasy films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection [2016]
Language
English
Other Authors
Jacques Tourneur, 1904-1977 (film director), DeWitt Bodeen (screenwriter)
Edition
Two-disc DVD special edition ; DVD edition ; full screen
Item Description
Title from title frame.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1942.
(1.37:1) aspect ratio.
Bonus features: audio commentary; Val Lewton: the man in the shadows, a 2008 feature-length documentary; interviews; trailer; essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (73 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, region 1, 1.37:1 aspect ratio; monaural.
Production Credits
Music, Roy Webb ; director of photography, Nicolas Musuraca ; editor, Mark Robson.
ISBN
9781681432021
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Lovely Irena (Simone Simon) is swept off her feet in a whirlwind affair by a wonderful guy (Kent Smith). Before long the couple are married, but this arrangement brings to light Irena's darkest fear: owing to a family curse, if she kisses her husband, much less consummates the marriage, she will be transformed into an evil giant cat who will kill the man she loves. Director Tourneur and producer Val Lewton crafted a towering achievement in dark entertainment with Cat People, delivering excellent characterization with sophisticated fright. It also features one of the earliest examples of the now ubiquitous "jump scare," in a powerfully spooky sequence of menace unsullied by age and overexposure of the technique. VERDICT One of the most sublime creations in the horror cannon, it works on every level as art.-Douglas Rednour, Georgia State Univ. Lib., Atlanta © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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