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ComedyDramaFamily

The Strange Little Cat

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It is a Saturday in autumn, and Karin and Simon are visiting their parents and youngest sister Clara. This family gathering provides the occasion for a dinner together, at which other relatives appear over the course of the day. While the family members animate the apartment’s space with their conversations, everyday activities and cooking preparations, the cat and dog range through the various rooms. they too become a central element in this quotidian familial dance that repeatedly manifests stylized elements, disrupting any naturalistic mode of presentation. In this way, adjoining spaces open up between family drama, fairy tale and the psychological study of a mother.

Release Date : 2013-02-11

Language :German

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)

Production Country : Germany

Alternative Titles : The Strange Little Cat

Cast

Anjorka Strechel

Character Name : Karin

Original Name : Anjorka Strechel

Gender : Female

Jenny Schily

Character Name : Mutter

Original Name : Jenny Schily

Gender : Female

Matthias Dittmer

Character Name : Vater

Original Name : Matthias Dittmer

Gender : Male

Luk Pfaff

Character Name : Simon

Original Name : Luk Pfaff

Gender : Male

Monika Hetterle

Character Name : Großmutter

Original Name : Monika Hetterle

Gender : Female

Kathleen Morgeneyer

Character Name : Hanna

Original Name : Kathleen Morgeneyer

Gender : Female

Gustav Körner

Character Name : Nachbarsjunge

Original Name : Gustav Körner

Gender : Male

Leon Beiersdorf

Character Name : Jonas

Original Name : Leon Beiersdorf

Gender : Male

Armin Marewski

Character Name : Schwager

Original Name : Armin Marewski

Gender : Male

Mia Kasalo

Character Name : Clara

Original Name : Mia Kasalo

Gender : Female

Reviews

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Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

> A beautiful video portrait of a family! Indeed a beautiful video portrait of a family and friends coming together for an evening. I wanted to like it more, but not impressed by the overall product. However, I liked very much the film theme, not very unique, yet simpler and different than those I've seen. The cat was the centre of the narration as the title suggests, but it was seen rarely within the video frame and sometimes the characters mentions it, but we know it was around there where our eyes can't reach. On an ordinary day, about an ordinary family and their ordinary event which might remind you your own family or the others you're familiar with. I don't know the cast, but I liked their character displays. Each one offered so many topics on what they were doing, because I can easily say it was not completely written script, but they were improvised while the camera was on the roll. As the actors that's what they do, but as a viewer I must appreciate the effort. Even the kids were so impressive, yet like I said overall film fallen short by a slight margin. I'm a semi-artist, those who are interested in the art would stare at the paintings for a very long time to observe the details closely like every visible stroke the artist did. Likewise, in this, the details were very impressive. In every scene, there's something happening like each scene has its own twist before going to the next. What I meant was, it was not like those lazy films I'd seen in my life with boring scenes where camera stands still and nothing happens for a very long time. That's the reason I usually dislike art films, but a very few like this makes my day. 6/10