English Title: Cats in the Rain Directed by: Aleksei Dyomin (aka Alexey Demin) Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A woman goes out fishing and finds a clowder of cats waiting in the rain for her catch. Cartoon Cats: One of the cats is living in […]
Directed by: Aleksandr Medvedkin Synopsis: One of the Cinetrain films by Medvedkin which focuses on cleanliness. Kitty Cameo: The silent short film begins with a close up of a gray tabby cat preening itself. This is interspersed with a man wiping his face. The film of the cat is flipped for one moment. The cat […]
Directed by: Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr., Bruce W. Smith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A father named Stephen faces the daunting task of doing his daughter Yuri’s hair on a very special day. Cartoon Cat: The family owns a gray cat named Rocky […]
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A silent examination of how children growing up with differing disciplines affects their adult years. Featured Feline: Only the first reel of this film exists but it features a rather prominent white kitten with black markings. Two mothers, each with […]
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 […]
Directed by: Agnès Varda Synopsis: While in America to promote a film, director Agnès Varda learned of a previously unknown Uncle named Jean Varda. This short film is a delightful tribute to the man and his artistic lifestyle on a houseboat in Sausalito in the 60’s. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Jean Varda talks while […]
Directed by: Jamille van Wijngaarden Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A cat becomes caught up in an unfortunate chain of events in which chaos ensues around him in the space of a few minutes. Cartoon Cat: The star of this film is poor Rodney the […]
Directed by: Edmond Séchan Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A little boy wins a goldfish and takes it home, only to have it threatened by a cat. Featured Feline: This short subject does not include any dialogue, only music, and tells its story with simplicity […]
Directed by: Rudolf Ising Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Three little kittens are punished for losing their mittens and decide to travel to the Milky Way in search of milk. Cartoon Cats: The cartoon begins with the three little kittens coming home to break the […]
Directed by: Britt Raes This cartoon includes some serious Kitty Carnarge Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A little girl named Catherine (voiced by Madi) has no luck with pets until she gets a cat, who is not only resilient but comforting. Cartoon Cats: We […]