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The Case of the Grinning Cat (2006)

The Case of the Grinning Cat (2006)

TV Movie Documentary
Release Date: 2006, December 20
Directors: Chris Marker
Countries: France
Production: Les Films du Jeudi, ARTE
Cast: Marina Vlady, Dieudonné, Jacques Chirac, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Bertrand Cantat, Léon Schwartzenberg

Overview:

Chris Marker’s The Case of the Grinning Cat (Chats perchés) follows the appearance of the yellow M. Chat graffiti across Paris in the early 2000s, using it as a lens to reflect on art, protest, and politics in the post-9/11 era. Blending street imagery with footage of global and local unrest, the film serves as a playful yet pointed companion to Marker’s earlier A Grin Without a Cat.