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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

    Bertrand Cantat

    Self - 1999 concert (archive footage)

  • Dieudonné

    Dieudonné

    Self - demonstration (archive footage)

  • Léon Schwartzenberg

    Léon Schwartzenberg

    Self - demonstration (archive footage)

  • Marina Vlady

    Marina Vlady

    Self (archive footage)

  • Patrick Poivre d'Arvor

    Patrick Poivre d'Arvor

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Frédéric Taddeï

    Frédéric Taddeï

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Jacques Chirac

    Jacques Chirac

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Jean-Marie Le Pen

    Jean-Marie Le Pen

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Jean-Pierre Raffarin

    Jean-Pierre Raffarin

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Overview

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.

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