The Case of the Grinning Cat (2006)

The Case of the Grinning Cat

2006

Documentary TV Movie

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Chris Marker

Cast

Bertrand Cantat as Self - 1999 concert (archive footage)

Dieudonné as Self - demonstration (archive footage)

Frédéric Taddeï as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Léon Schwartzenberg as Self - demonstration (archive footage)

Marina Vlady as Self (archive footage)

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew

Chris Marker (Cinematography)