Cat's Cradle (1959)

Cat's Cradle

1959

Animation

Synopsis

Images of two women, two men, and a gray cat form a montage of rapid bits of movement. A woman is in a bedroom, another wears an apron: they work with their hands, occasionally looking up. A man enters a room, a woman smiles. He sits, another man sits and smokes. The cat stretches. There are close-ups of each. The light is dim; a filter accentuates red. A bare foot stands on a satin sheet. A woman disrobes. She pets the cat. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.

Credits

Director

Stan Brakhage

Cast

Carolee Schneemann as Self

James Tenney as Self

Jane Wodening as Self

Stan Brakhage as Self