Cat People

After years of separation, Irina and her brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans in this erotic supernatural tale. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irina is drawn to the cat - and the zoo curator is drawn to her. It's not long before the dark and dangerous curse of the Gallier clan rears its feline head. Irina's brother will have to reveal the family secret: when sexually aroused, they turn into predatory jungle cats.

Duration: 118
Production year: 1982
Country: United States of America
Subtitles: Subtitles: Portuguese

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader was born on July 22, 1946, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Born and raised in an ultra-puritan community of local Dutch Calvinists, he didn’t have access to the world of cinema until entering college, whence he was forbidden to watch movies by his parents. He entered the university to study theology, but later decided to switch to cinemhe started working as a film critic and, at the same time, studying Film Theory. In 1972, he wrote the celebrated book Transcendental Style In Film: Ozu, Dreyer Bresson and began writingscreenplays.

After the success, in 1976, of the screenplay for Taxi Driver, Schrader started directing his own films. His most recent feature films First Reformed (2017), The Card Counter (2021) and Master Gardener (2022) have been described by Schrader as parts of a modern trilogy.

Original title: Cat People

Paul Schrader

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