Cat People (Blu-ray)

Directed by: Jacques Tourneur

Starring: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Alan Napier

Contributors: Val Lewton, De Witt Bodeen, Roy Webb, Nicholas Musuraca

Description

Directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by legendary horror auteur Val Lewton, *Cat People* (1942) is a defining film of psychological horror and suspense. Simone Simon stars as Irena Reed, a Serbian woman haunted by an ancestral curse that warns she will transform into a deadly panther if she experiences intense emotion. When her marriage to Oliver (Kent Smith) grows strained due to her fears, he seeks psychiatric help for her. But as eerie events unfold and violent deaths occur, the question remains: is the curse real, or is it all in Irena’s mind?

This Criterion Collection edition presents the film in a beautifully restored high-definition Blu-ray format, ensuring that its shadowy cinematography and atmospheric tension remain as haunting as ever.

Key Features

• Format: Blu-ray / Restored
• Studio: Criterion Collection
• Catalogue No: CC2674BDUK
• Barcode: 5050629028119
• Main Language: English
• Region: A, B, C
• Release Date: 26 Sep 2016
• Originally Issued: 1942
• No of Discs: 1
• Weight: 100g
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 20 (mm)
• Genre: Classic
• BBFC Certification: PG (Parental Guidance)
• Rental/Retail: Retail not for Rental
• Run Time: 73 minutes

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Interview with director Jacques Tourneur
• Interview with cinematographer John Bailey
• Audio commentary from film historian Gregory Mank, featuring excerpts from an interview with Simone Simon
• Documentary: *Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows*