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  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • First Run/Icarus Films
  • 59 m
  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • First Run/Icarus Films
  • 59 m
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Summary In his newest film, French documentarian and cinema-essayist Chris Marker reflects on French and international politics, art and culture at the start of the new millennium. In November 2001, the filmmaker became intrigued, as did many other Parisians, by the sudden appearance of alluring portraits of grinning yellow cats on buildings, Me...

  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • First Run/Icarus Films
  • 59 m
  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • First Run/Icarus Films
  • 59 m

Chats perchés

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary In his newest film, French documentarian and cinema-essayist Chris Marker reflects on French and international politics, art and culture at the start of the new millennium. In November 2001, the filmmaker became intrigued, as did many other Parisians, by the sudden appearance of alluring portraits of grinning yellow cats on buildings, Me...

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The Case Of The Grinning Cat is a sequel of sorts to Marker's epic three-hour 1977 documentary on the decline of the left, "A Grin Without A Cat"--though this new work is both shorter and more playful.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
88
"Grin Without a Cat" brilliantly used montage and a wide intellectual scope to speculate about the history of war and revolution. "Grinning Cat" is a more modest achievement, but the director's wisdom remains robust.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
88
Marker's even-handedness and playful spirit tries to show that innocent art and activist politics are two sides of the same culture, even if deviant government duplicity threatens the balance between them.
By Aaron Hillis FULL REVIEW
80
I can't think of a better portrait of contemporary Paris or the zeitgeist of 2001-'04 than Chris Marker's wise and whimsical 58-minute 2004 video...no one can film people in the street better than Marker or combine images with more grace and finesse.
By Jonathan Rosenbaum FULL REVIEW
75
Sounds boring, but it's not, thanks to Marker's whimsical irreverence.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
70
Approaching 85, cine-essayist Chris Marker remains as lively, engaged, and provocative as ever--and no less fond of indirection.
By J. Hoberman FULL REVIEW
50
The film doesn't really manage to sustain attention through its brief running time. But it is heartening to see that the filmmaker, now in his mid-80s, is as passionately engaged as ever.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Films du Jeudi, Les, ARTE
Release Date Dec 20, 2006
Duration 59 m
Rating Not Rated
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