Cat People (1942)
She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel!
A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.
Keywords
1940s
animal attack
animal transformation
black and white
canary
cat
cats
curse
disbelief
doctor patient relationship
exotic animals
fear
fear of cats
fear of intimacy
film noir
folklore
hypnosis
hypnotherapy
isolation
isolationism
jealousy
leopard
love triangle
marital issues
marriage
office
perfume
psychiatrist
psychological stress
self-isolation