★ 8 / 10
For Lovers of Cats and Free Thought
Agent10
If seeing through someone's lies and deceit was as simple as the color they were projecting. Such is the case for this movie, which I watched under the title…
If seeing through someone's lies and deceit was as simple as the color they were projecting. Such is the case for this movie, which I watched under the title "The Cassandra Cat." In a small town in Czechoslovakia, a teacher is conveying the beauty of free thought, expression and art to his class, something that does not go over too well with the rigid and conservative hierarchy of the school's leadership. The teacher tells his kids about a cat with the ability to see through the veneer of someone's outer deception, painting them in vivid colors which clash mightily against the drab and cold backdrop of the town.During this time, a lot of changes were happening in Czechoslovakia, especially from a social standpoint as the tenets of Soviet communism clashed with a desire for national democratic socialism. These sort of things happen when your country falls into an economic stagnation, which is visualized in the film as no one seems to really live a comfortable life. Ultimately, this film didn't see much of an audience for years as the country decided to keep its more rigid outlook on economics and free thought. Hence, this is why the film is so divisive.The Cassandra Cat, as was once described in an old magazine many years ago, sees through the "bulls**t" that many people are projecting. If you take the glasses off the cat, your true colors come out so to speak. Red if you are in love, yellow if you are unfaithful, purple if you are a hypocrite and gray if you are dishonest. So yes, it would be quite scary to see this cat come into your town even under the guise of a whimsical performance troupe.Ultimately, this movie speaks about the frailty of the human condition and how malleable it can be. As the final scene showcases, a person can change colors quite easily, especially when it comes to the less desirable colors of the Cassandra Cat's gaze. Only those with the purest of hearts can be the red color. Either way, its a great film to watch, witnessing how other countries were going through similar political and social turmoil like the United States.And for all intents and purposes, the cat was adorable.
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★ 7 / 10
Crazy, weird, fantastic, creative
erhanipekciler
I watched this movie because I love cats and name of the movie attracted me much. First of all for 63' this is very creative movie it is so incredible and…
I watched this movie because I love cats and name of the movie attracted me much. First of all for 63' this is very creative movie it is so incredible and beyond. It is also weird and really crazy. I don't wanna say about story it is kind of meaningless for me, it is a little fantastic a little romantic. Really confusing feelings. It is also like experimental movie. Cinematography is perfect and artistic! Almost every scene was so wonderful. I loved this movie much. Thanx God nothing happened to cat at the final. I had some doubts that. When I think that these children are almost 70 years old now, it is also unbelievable.
Final words :watchable, creative, timeless, crazy, colorful, innocent.. These are really suitable for this movie.
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7.2/10
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