The Strange Little Cat

The Strange Little Cat

72 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | Feb. 11, 2013

It is a Saturday in autumn, and Karin and Simon are visiting their parents and youngest sister Clara. This family gathering provides the occasion for a dinner together, at which other relatives appear over the course of the day. While the family members animate the apartment’s space with their conversations, everyday activities and cooking preparations, the cat and dog range through the various rooms. they too become a central element in this quotidian familial dance that repeatedly manifests stylized elements, disrupting any naturalistic mode of presentation. In this way, adjoining spaces open up between family drama, fairy tale and the psychological study of a mother.

The Strange Little Cat

72 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | Feb. 11, 2013

The Strange Little Cat
It is a Saturday in autumn, and Karin and Simon are visiting their parents and youngest sister Clara. This family gathering provides the occasion for a dinner together, at which other relatives appear over the course of the day. While the family members animate the apartment’s space with their conversations, everyday activities and cooking preparations, the cat and dog range through the various rooms. they too become a central element in this quotidian familial dance that repeatedly manifests stylized elements, disrupting any naturalistic mode of presentation. In this way, adjoining spaces open up between family drama, fairy tale and the psychological study of a mother.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers German Film and Television Academy Berlin
Original title Das merkwürdige Kätzchen
Directors Ramon Zürcher
Writers Ramon Zürcher

Cast

Anjorka Strechel

as Karin

Jenny Schily

as Mutter

Matthias Dittmer

as Vater

Luk Pfaff

as Simon

Monika Hetterle

as Großmutter

Gustav Körner

as Nachbarsjunge

Leon Beiersdorf

as Jonas

Armin Marewski

as Schwager

Mia Kasalo

as Clara