Hollywood is always known for the production of horror movies which have fetched many a prestigious awards to this industry. Cat People is one of those films which have been remade to get further success. The first version of this film was released in the year 1942, and the second one came out in 1982. Cat People is also famous for the exotic presentation of music scores in which artists like David Bowie have worked. The touch of eroticism has made this film even more appealing to its audience.
Plot of Cat People:
There are some changes that have been made in the new version as far as the plot is concerned. Protagonist of the story is Irena Gallier, who is a young lady. She comes to meet her brother Paul and both of them have been reared by foster parents. Their parents were in the job of animal training. Irena settles in her brother home, although Paul vanishes from the scene suddenly.
The locale of the plot shockingly changes to a motel where a prostitute finds a panther in the place of her client. Police takes the big cat to a nearby zoo. Here, the audience comes across some characters who are zoologists by profession. In the very next scene Irena, too, seems to be inside the cage. She meets Paul there and learns about the werecat heritage of their family. Paul demands to have sex with her and this makes her run. Ultimately Irena involves herself in an erotic relationship with another man named Oliver although the experience turns up to be frustrating.
At the end of the film Irena transforms herself into a panther for ever and for good. She is exhibited in the zoo. But, as for the plot of the 1942 version, Irena was shown to commit suicide at the end.
Awards and Nominations:
Nastassja Kinski, the heroine of Cat People, got the Saturn Awards in the category of Best Actress. Cat People also got the nominations in the categories of Best Original Motion Picture Score and Best Original Motion Picture Song in the Golden Globe Awards. Giorgio Moroder and David Bowie were the artists and composers nominated for these above mentioned categories. “Putting Out Fire” is the theme song of this film and this number actually belongs to David Bowie’s album Let’s Dance.
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Apart from the nominations, Cat People has been highly acclaimed by critics throughout the world because of the authentic originality of plot and other necessary elements.
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