A Girl’s Own Story (1986)

Directed by: Jane Campion

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: A short film which looks at the lives of three teenage girls growing up in the 1960’s.

Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): One girl named Gloria (Marina Knight) is petting some kittens while talking with her brother Graeme (John Godden).

A Girl's Own Story - Siamese kitten being petted
A Girl's Own Story - Siamese kitten being petted
A Girl's Own Story - Siamese kitten being petted

Gloria scoops up the kittens in her skirt and carries them from the room, then comes back and engages in sex play with Graeme where both of them act like cats.

A Girl's Own Story - Siamese kitten being petted

A young Pam (Katharine Cullen) is seen being lured into a car by a man with a white kitten with black markings in a flashback segment.

A Girl's Own Story - white kitten close up
A Girl's Own Story - white kitten close up
A Girl's Own Story - girl's hand reaching for white kitten with black markings

Final Mewsings: Kittens appreciate being moved from a room before people imitate them.

Relevant Links:

IMDb logo
tcmlogo





To discuss this film and other cats in movies and on television, join us on Facebook and Twitter.

Share this with your cat and movie loving friends!