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.
Top Cast
Bertrand Cantat
Self - 1999 concert (archive footage)
Dieudonné
Self - demonstration (archive footage)
Léon Schwartzenberg
Self - demonstration (archive footage)
Marina Vlady
Self (archive footage)
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frédéric Taddeï
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jacques Chirac
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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