Cat's Cradle (1959)

Directed by

Stan Brakhage

Country

United States

Runtime

6 min

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Two couples interact with a cat in a series of fragmented domestic scenes. The film uses rapid editing and close-up imagery to suggest a mysterious connection between the people and the animal.

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What happens

Cat's Cradle is an experimental short film by Stan Brakhage, produced in 1959. The film was described by Brakhage as "sexual witchcraft involving two couples and a 'medium' cat." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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