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Cat's Cradle
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Cat's Cradle

1959-01-01 · 6 min · ★ 5.9

Documentary

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.

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Directors
Stan Brakhage
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Jane WodeningJane WodeningSelf
Stan BrakhageStan BrakhageSelf
Carolee SchneemannCarolee SchneemannSelf
James TenneyJames TenneySelf
KitchSelf

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