The Case of the Grinning Cat

The Case of the Grinning Cat

59 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Dec. 20, 2006

Chris Marker’s The Case of the Grinning Cat (Chats perchés) follows the appearance of the yellow M. Chat graffiti across Paris in the early 2000s, using it as a lens to reflect on art, protest, and politics in the post-9/11 era. Blending street imagery with footage of global and local unrest, the film serves as a playful yet pointed companion to Marker’s earlier A Grin Without a Cat.

The Case of the Grinning Cat

59 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Dec. 20, 2006

The Case of the Grinning Cat
Chris Marker’s The Case of the Grinning Cat (Chats perchés) follows the appearance of the yellow M. Chat graffiti across Paris in the early 2000s, using it as a lens to reflect on art, protest, and politics in the post-9/11 era. Blending street imagery with footage of global and local unrest, the film serves as a playful yet pointed companion to Marker’s earlier A Grin Without a Cat.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers ARTE, Les Films du Jeudi
Original title Chats perchés
Directors Chris Marker
Writers Chris Marker

Cast

Bertrand Cantat

as Self - 1999 concert (archive footage)

Dieudonné

as Self - demonstration (archive footage)

Léon Schwartzenberg

as Self - demonstration (archive footage)

Marina Vlady

as Self (archive footage)

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frédéric Taddeï

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)