The Case of the Grinning Cat

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 20, 2006

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

ARTE,Les Films du Jeudi

Cast

Bertrand Cantat,Dieudonné,Léon Schwartzenberg,Marina Vlady,Patrick Poivre d'Arvor,Frédéric Taddeï,Jacques Chirac,Jean-Marie Le Pen,Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Director

Chris Marker

Writer

Chris Marker

Producer

Laurence Braunberger

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0437123