Cat PeopleThis work is the author's insight into the 1943 film Cat People. Made by the team Val Lewton and Jaques Tourner, the film is legendary for its eliptical style--its emphasis on the terrors of what's not seen. Part gothic fantasy, part psychosexual drama, it's the dream of metamorphosis. |
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