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Cat's Cradle

1959 · 0h 6m · Documentary · United States of America

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.

Directed by
Stan Brakhage
Starring
Jane Wodening, Stan Brakhage, Carolee Schneemann, James Tenney
6.0Smart score

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