Movie

The Cat

1977 · 106 min

A wry, chaotic Italian comedy-mystery where bickering siblings snoop on eccentric tenants, mixing farce with dark secrets.

Overview: Amedeo and Ofelia, middle aged brother and sister, own jointly an old decadent, but still attractive, condominium. They want to sell it, but before they have to evict all the tenants. Of course, these don't want to leave at all. The cat (Il Gatto), mascot and beloved by all, dies and this gives the two an excuse to enter the tenants' life. Amedeo starts to court the young Wanda and Ofelia seduces the priest Don Pezzolla. In the meantime police is looking for the cat killer...
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Greed, deception, family, crime
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
deception
family
crime
class
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild