Cat Person
Director Susanna Fogel has shaken and stirred Kristen Roupenian's 2017 yarn into something outrageous and disturbing.
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Cat Person
Directed by Susanna Fogel (A Small Light, The Flight Attendant, writer Booksmart), CAT PERSON stars Emilia Jones (CODA), Nicholas Braun (Succession), Geraldine Viswanathan (Drive-Away Dolls), Isabella Rossellini (Blue Velvet), Fred Melamed (A Serious Man), Liza Koshy (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts), and Michael Gandolfini (The Many Saints of Newark) and is produced by Jeremy Steckler (Only the Brave) and Conde Nast Entertainment/The New Yorker Studios' Helen Estabrook (Whiplash). StudioCanal fully financed the film. Written by Michelle Ashford (Masters of Sex), the story expands upon Kristen Roupenian's 2017 short story of the same name published in The New Yorker. Striking a nerve with readers, "Cat Person" was the first work of short fiction to ever go viral, spurring conversations about the modern dating scene, seduction, and consent around the world.
When Margot, a college sophomore (Emilia Jones) goes on a date with the older Robert (Nicholas Braun), she finds that IRL Robert doesn't live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts. CAT PERSON is a razor-sharp exploration of the gender divide, the quagmire of navigating modern dating, and the dangerous projections we make in our minds about the person at the other end of our phones.
Director Susanna Fogel stated "Like the short story that stirred so much controversy, CAT PERSON will call upon you to reflect on romantic encounters you've had in the past, and to question the role (or multiple roles) you may have played. We've all been the victim in some narratives and the villain in others, and I hope you'll walk out of this film with a strong opinion, ready to debate."
"A film that's funny in places, horrifying in others and all but destined to be a reference point in future discussions about courtship." — Peter Debruge, Variety
"The relief...is in the filmmakers' approach to these tense scenes: Fogel and Ashford loosen their grip, at last trusting us to sit in our discomfort, draw our own conclusions and sharpen our tools for the discourse." — The Hollywood Reporter
When Margot, a college sophomore (Emilia Jones) goes on a date with the older Robert (Nicholas Braun), she finds that IRL Robert doesn't live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts. CAT PERSON is a razor-sharp exploration of the gender divide, the quagmire of navigating modern dating, and the dangerous projections we make in our minds about the person at the other end of our phones.
Director Susanna Fogel stated "Like the short story that stirred so much controversy, CAT PERSON will call upon you to reflect on romantic encounters you've had in the past, and to question the role (or multiple roles) you may have played. We've all been the victim in some narratives and the villain in others, and I hope you'll walk out of this film with a strong opinion, ready to debate."
"A film that's funny in places, horrifying in others and all but destined to be a reference point in future discussions about courtship." — Peter Debruge, Variety
"The relief...is in the filmmakers' approach to these tense scenes: Fogel and Ashford loosen their grip, at last trusting us to sit in our discomfort, draw our own conclusions and sharpen our tools for the discourse." — The Hollywood Reporter
Genre
Drama,
Thriller,
Romance,
Women and Film,
Comedy
Runtime
119
Language
English
Director
Susanna Fogel
Writer(s)
Michelle Ashford (screenplay),
Kristen Roupenian (story)
Cast
Emilia Jones,
Nicholas Braun,
Geraldine Viswanathan,
Isabella Rossellini,
Hope Davis,
Fred Melamed,
Liza Koshy,
Michael Gandolfini
Played at
Royal 10.06.23 - 10.12.23
Glendale 10.06.23 - 10.12.23
Town Center 5 10.06.23 - 10.12.23
NoHo 7 10.12.23 - 10.12.23
Monica Film Center 10.13.23 - 10.19.23
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