CHATS PERCHÉS
Chris Marker
France 2004, 58 min.
English and French with subtitles
Beta-SP projection

In 2001 cartoon Cheshire cats began appearing mysteriously as graffiti in a number of random Paris locations. This poetic, wise, and whimsical nonfiction gem ponders the origins of the enigmatic cats and the reasons behind their gradual disappearance. Marker, arguably cinema’s finest essayist, has returned with a tour de force that begins as an examination of street art and seamlessly flows into an examination of post-9/11 politics. Preceded by The Bestiary: Short Films About Animals by Chris Marker (program running time 17 min.)—CAT LISTENING TO MUSIC, AN OWL IS AN OWL IS AN OWL, ZOO PIECE, BULLFIGHT IN OKINAWA, SLON TANGO.