by Linda Kay
Directed by: François Vogel
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains MAJOR spoilers for this film!
Synopsis: A family of porcelain cats suffer compounding tragedy which leads to a heartbreaking ending.
Cartoon Cats: The short begins with a family of Siamese porcelain cats, a father, a daughter and a small son, standing at the graveside of the mother.
The family is in mourning but life goes on. They gather for breakfast.
The father is often distracted but the children coax him into play.
He reads to them at night.
Unfortunately the daughter develops a bad cough. A doctor is summoned.
The doctor notices the girl’s face is cracking and keeps the others away from her. She is placed in quarantine in the hospital.
The father is distressed, unable to comfort his daughter.
Unable to stand it, the father sets down his son and rushes into his daughter’s room to be with her as she passes. Unfortunately his face also starts to crack.
The final scene of this short is both startling and heartbreaking.
Final Mewsings: Porcelain cats lead delicate lives.
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