Documentary ·TV Movie · France · 2006 · 59m

The Case of the Grinning Cat

Chats perchés

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Director
Chris Marker
Cast
Bertrand Cantat as Self - 1999 concert (archive footage) Dieudonné as Self - demonstration (archive footage) Léon Schwartzenberg as Self - demonstration (archive footage) Marina Vlady as Self (archive footage) Patrick Poivre d'Arvor as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Frédéric Taddeï as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
Chris Marker — Editor Chris Marker — Writer Laurence Braunberger — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Chris Marker Director Chris Marker Editor Chris Marker Writer Laurence Braunberger Producer
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