Cat People (1942) Sinopsis - Historia - Película de Terror

ㅤ Published: abril 28, 2022

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Sinopsis: Oliver conoce a Irena durante una visita al zoo. Se enamoran y acaban contrayendo matrimonio. Durante el convite, una misteriosa mujer aparece y afirma ser pariente de Irena. Ella comienza desde entonces a comportarse de manera extraña. Por ello, Oliver busca la ayuda de un psiquiatra. Al mismo tiempo, confía sus temores a su amiga Alice. Los celos de Irena complicarán aún más la situación.

Synopsis: Oliver meets Irena during a visit to the zoo. They fall in love and end up marrying. During the reception, a mysterious woman appears and claims to be related to Irena. Since then, she starts to behave in a weird way. Therefore, Oliver seeks the help of a psychiatrist. At the same time, she confides her fears to her friend Alice. Irena's jealousy will further complicate the situation.

Titulo: Cat People

Año: 1942

Duración: 73 min

Director: Jacques Tourneur

Fotografía: Nicholas Musuraca (B&W)

Reparto: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Jack Holt, Alan Napier, Elizabeth Dunne, Mary Halsey

Oliver (Kent Smith) meets the beautiful Irena (Simone Simon), a young designer of Serbian origin, with whom he ends up marrying. Very soon, the relationship between the two will be disrupted as a result of Irena's obsessions, so they decide to go to Dr. Judd (Tom Conway), a prestigious psychiatrist.

Extraordinary psychological thriller directed by Jacques Tourneur under the auspices of Val Lewton and the legendary production company RKO.

The passage of time has not yet managed to mitigate in the least the disturbing beauty that its mysterious and indelible images give off.

Cat people presents us with the tragic story of Irena Dubrovna, a girl unable to face present happiness due to the torment caused by the distant past. The beautiful French actress Simone Simon managed to endow her infamous character with feline magnetism.

One of the aspects that I most admire about this film, probably the best work of its director along with Out of the Past (1947), is the subtle ambiguity that it displays. And it is that I have always thought that Tourneur plays with the viewer, who misleads him on many occasions with the aim of making him doubt throughout the entire footage. Because what actually happens to the protagonist? (a frigid and jealous woman) Does he really transform into a panther or is it all the result of a simple autosuggestion caused by his obsessive belief in the dark superstitions of his native country? Both readings are valid, which allows the film to move on that narrow border that separates the fantastic story from the psychological drama.

Using his usual mastery when it comes to capturing threatening atmospheres and the play of shadows provided by Nicholas Musuraca's sublime black and white photography, the author of I walked with a zombie achieves some truly disturbing moments, such as the siege that Oliver's co-worker is subdued by the panther woman? while bathing at night in a pool.