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Paul Schrader, the director of American Gigolo, brought a similar kind of sexual chic to this explicit horror movie. A remake of the beautiful, haunting 1942 Cat People, this version takes off from the same idea: that a woman (Nastassja Kinski), a member of a race of feline humans, will revert to her animalistic self when she has sex. Arriving to meet her brother (Malcolm McDowell) in New Orleans, she finds herself disturbed by his sexual presence. A zoo curator (John Heard) becomes fascinated by her, but he will discover that her kittenish ways are just the tip of the claw. Schrader dresses the story up in a stylish, glossy production, keyed on Kinski's green-eyed, thick-lipped beauty; it's hard to think of another actress in 1982 who could so immediately suggest a cat walking on two legs. Luckily Kinski had a European attitude toward her body, because this film has plenty of poster-art nudity. There's also lots of gore and some wacky flashbacks to the ancient tribe of cat people, who hold rituals in an orange desert while Giorgio Moroder's music plays. Cat People doesn't really make all this come together, but it's always interesting to look at, and the dreadful mood lingers. --Robert Horton
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Remake d'un classique du film fantastique de Jacques Tourneur, avec Simone Simon dans le rôle-titre, La Féline aurait pu n'être qu'une bonne série B sans la personnalité de son réalisateur, Paul Schrader. Scénariste de Martin Scorsese – Taxi Driver, À tombeau ouvert – ou Brian de Palma – Obsession – ce cinéphile invétéré – auteur d'une thèse sur Dreyer, Bresson et Ozu – passe à la réalisation en 1978 avec une comédie sociale, Blue Collar, suivie de l'immense succès American Gigolo. S'ensuit une œuvre inégale, d'où surnagent Light Sleeper, Affliction et Mishima. L'intrigue de La Féline permet à Paul Schrader d'insuffler toutes ses obsessions formelles et thématiques : sa fascination pour les pulsions de mort à l'œuvre dans l'acte sexuel, sa curiosité pour les déclenchements de la violence, son goût pour les paraboles sur le rachat et la grâce, autant d'éléments que condense avec brio le 4e film du scénariste de Raging Bull. Il faut dire qu'il a réussi à capturer l'animalité de Nastassja Kinski comme personne, qui se révèle tout aussi sensuelle que féline en adolescente à la découverte d'elle-même, de sa destinée, et qui sent poindre ses premières pulsions érotiques. Et même si la musique typiquement eighties de Giorgio Moroder peut paraître envahissante et la patte de Schrader un peu lourde là où l'original restait mystérieux et poétique, ce songe érotique sur notre part animale mérite largement qu'on y consacre une vision les yeux grand ouverts. --Sylvain Lefort
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great in the 80's still great now,
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This review is from: Cat People (Widescreen) (DVD)
I saw this movie when it first came out and immediately fell in love with the start Nastassia Kinski who had an uncanny resemblance to my new wife. The movie marked me from the music from David Bowie to the story set in Louisiana. The special effects, dating to the 80's, are still remarkable today. This is a movie well worth watching - as much today as it was 25 years ago. And as for Nastassia, well I still think she's great!
5.0 out of 5 stars
best erotic thriller,
This review is from: Cat People (Widescreen) (DVD)
This is one of the best erotic thriller's ever made! Just as interesting as the origional. It has held up well in these times. If you like Nastasia Kinski you will love this movie! The effects hold up and don't look too cheesy and fake unlike other old films. The extra's included are very interesting and informative. All in all one of my all time best loved movies.
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Guy with The Rope,
By A "Jake" "A Dreamer" (Vancouver BC Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cat People (VHS Tape)
See these eyes so green...they see for a thousand years. You've read a bit about this flick's faults but it stands its ground for all those except The Hunger produced since about weriodness. Plays with an idea that doesn't fit within a "120 minutes" and leaves you with enough to "go your own way" if you're a "5 times a nite" type of person. The casting is pretty good and ol'Natassia couldn't have been picked better - ya see what Roman saw for Tess. I don't think anyone involved with this would sheepishly live it own. Roddy eating the post-performance "snack" is to cherish....I laughed when it was obvious "what the hell happened here!" It's too bad rabbits don't have teeth and are not carniviorous otherwise it would be better to call it that...for its drive.
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