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The smile of the cat

2020·Movie
1h 1min
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Immersive world, emotionally cool.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension3
  • Spectacle3
  • Fast Pace2

Heart

Emotionally reserved

  • Melancholy6
  • Pathos4
  • Catharsis2

Humor

A little humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Wit & Wordplay4
  • Satire & Parody4
  • Absurdist Humor1

World

Society, everyday modern life, and class and money

  • Dialogue Centrality9
  • Ambiguity8
  • World Immersion7

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Dialogue Quality7
  • Complexity7
  • Direction6

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Editing5
  • Visual Stylization5

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Alice asked. “which way should I go?” The cat replied, “that depends upon where you want to go.”

A look at reality as it appears today in the streets and cities as an image of the crisis and decline of western society in the era of globalization. Between wealth and poverty, between homologation and loss of identity, between reality and illusion, nothing more than a great fairy tale, a deception, a collective lie of which the representation of daily life becomes its disturbing metaphor. As disturbing as the smile of Alice's Cat in Wonderland, who, at the girl's request for help to find the way that leads her out of the woods, replies with her characteristic grin: "It all depends on where you want to go". The narrative voice is by Marco Paolini.
Social CritiquePhilosophical InquiryGlobalization ThemesWestern DeclineExistential ReflectionEssay FilmThought-ProvokingContemporary IssuesMetaphorical Narrative

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What is The smile of the cat rated?

Disturbing imagery

Content advisories: disturbing imagery.

How long is The smile of the cat?

1 h 1 min

The smile of the cat runs 1 h 1 min.

What language is The smile of the cat in?

Italian

It was made in Italian. Produced in Italy.