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Cats of Mirikitani, The
Lucid Dreaming
MPAA RATING: Not Rated
This documentary is an intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing power of art. The film is a heart-warming affirmation of humanity that will appeal to all lovers of peace, art, and cats. (Corporation for Public Broadcasting)
| GENRE(S): |
Documentary
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Linda Hattendorf
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| RELEASE DATE: |
Theatrical: March 2, 2007
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| RUNNING TIME: |
74 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

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Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
Cats is many things: a film diary of an odd-couple relationship, a profile of a forgotten man who slowly reconstructs his past, and the transcendently moving account of a man on the margins who gets reintegrated into society.

80
New York Magazine
David Edelstein
It's one of the best kinds of documentaries--not calculated but serendipitous.

80
Variety
Ronnie Scheib
Always surprising documentary makes excellent use of its many serendipidities.

80
The New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
The result is a movie that evolves naturally from the filmmaker's compassion for her subject; as much as possible, she remains off camera, and her immense act of charity is never permitted to become the film's focus. Instead this remarkable documentary offers a brief but satisfying look at a defiantly self-sufficient life.

75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bill White
In its best moments, The Cats of Mirikitani captures both the tragedy and transcendence of his life, from the Sacramento-born, Hiroshima-raised youth who returned to the States in 1937 rather than join the Japanese Imperial Army, to the proudly self-sufficient man who struggled through New York's fierce winters until gaining recognition both as an artist and a human being.

75
Boston Globe
Janice Page
It takes a special first-time director to stick her neck out, personally as well as professionally. As much as anything else, The Cats of Mirikitani is a testament to good breeding.

75
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
The person who can resist a formerly homeless senior citizen gradually restored to sufficient stability to the degree that he can take in his own "castaway cat" is hard-hearted indeed.

75
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
The Cats of Mirikitani seems all too short; it has enough meat to be turned into an excellent dramatic film.

70
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
The storytelling is so masterful that Hattendorf doesn't have to spell out the striking parallels between the persecution of Japanese after Pearl Harbor and the harassment of Muslims after 9/11.

70
Salon.com
Andrew O'Hehir
An irresistible fable of reconciliation and forgiveness.

50
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
Mirikitani is a colorful character and talented artist, and his story tugs at the heart. Problem is, Hattendorf insists on inserting herself in what seems like every other scene, a device that dilutes Jimmy's story.


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