Cat People

1982 • 118 minutes

About this movie

Nastassia Kinski stars as Irena, a beautiful young woman on the bridge of sexuality, she discovers love for the first time only to find that the explosive experience brings with it tragic consequences. The tremendous passion of this girl's first romantic love is so strong, however, it bypasses the chaos around her - including her brother's (Malcolm McDowell) extraordinary demands - as it pushes her on to her own bizarre destiny. With a style as timeless as myth, Cat People is an erotic fantasy of the passion and terror that surround this girl's first love. Desire... passion... blood, her lust transforms her into one of the Cat People.

Ratings and reviews

I thought this was a documentary about old women who have lots of cats. Turns out it's a horror movie about people that turn into cats. Not much good and a bit slow. The movie I mean, not old women. They're great.

It's got suspense and a menacing undercurrent which occasionally surfaces and makes you jump!

Five stars for the soundtrack and three stars for the film itself.