Genre: Fantasy • Comedy
Director: Vojtech Jasný
Starring:Jan Werich, Emília Vásáryová, Vlastimil Brodský
Language: Czech
Duration: 91 min.
Summary:
A mysterious traveling circus that arrives in a village accompanied by a sunglasses wearing cat named Mokol. When the cat's glasses are removed, people in the village appear bathed in different colours that reflect their true feelings.
The Cassandra Cat is a film directed by Vojtech Jasný. It premiered at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival where it received the Special Jury Prize, sharing the award with Masaki Kobayashi's Seppuku.
A vividly filmed allegorical fantasy concerning a small village in Czechoslovakia. The film starts with old man Oliva (Jan Werich) introducing the various townsfolk as he watches the daily happenings of the picturesque village from the top of a clock tower. Soon a traveling circus arrives, and along with it is a magical cat, who has the power to reveal peoples' true nature, rendering them in bright colors representing who they really are inside. Red for lovers, purple for hypocrites and liars, grey for thieves, yellow for the unfaithful. This obviously causes an uproar among the citizens as they scurry away in an attempt to keep their true colors hidden.
It is beautifully filmed, with some clever use of color throughout. But the social and political satirical message is rather heavy handed, and it gets bogged down by its psychedelic visual sequences, that look incredible but do tend to go on for too long.
— Bonjour Tristesse
11 comments:
bahaha, no I'm saying I don't get a lot of exposure to good movies =( But you are the perfect resource!! :D
Yeah I admit was probably not in the ideal mood when watching it, I was a bit tired and drowsy.
Thanks! But are you saying you are usually in the mood for bad movies?
I've heard that some people who are synesthetic have this ability. It would come in handy in a poker game.
What a fascinating premise.
no way, couldnt stomach it
That is an awesome poster. :D
Love the screen caps ^_^ Honestly, when I'm in the mood to watch a good movie, I'm going to have to pull up your blog. I love your posts :D
I think I wanna see this one. I don't mind if the stuff is heavy to digest, I'll just watch it during a certain mood.
I just watched this movie and I like it. (: Twitter
I think I would like this movie. I once had a dream where I had similar abilities. People's moods got color-coded for me.
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