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.

Director: Chris Marker

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

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