Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Hitchcoc We never know how much threat there is because everything is behind a sort of curtain. The whole cat thing is there and we are made privy to it through different "cat" events (like a caged bird dying of fright). The two women who revolve around the male lead are at odds but no one is accepting the possibility that there may be some validity to the thoughts. The best scene in the movie is in the swimming pool complex. We hear growls; we see evidence. But where is it visually. It's just as terrifying with virtually no visible threat. Tourneur lets our imaginations take the implications and create the threat. Simone Simon is the best cat woman ever.

SnoopyStyle While at the Central Park Zoo, mysterious Serbian fashionista Irena Dubrovna (Simone Simon) catches the eye of Oliver Reed. She tells them of the legend of King John who freed the people from the Mameluks. John found some had been corrupted to worship Satan. He killed them all except for the ones who escaped into the mountains. Later, Irena and Oliver get married but her belief comes between them. She believes that an ancient family curse turns her into a panther when she gets aroused. Oliver sends her to psychiatrist Dr. Louis Judd.This movie burns a little too slowly. The acting is pretty stiff. The movie uses shadows and sounds to do most of the horror. There are some very effective scenes. The swimming pool is the highlight of the movie. The movie has a great idea of sexual animalism but it's an idea that really can't be filmed at that time. It's about the denial of the sexual instincts. This movie probably pushed the boundaries a little bit. It's a movie of its time.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- The Cat People, 1942. A young woman tries to hide her unique life and her family heritage from her boyfriend.*Special Stars- Simone Simon, Kent Smith.*Theme- Nature will find a way to foil human nature.*Trivia/location/goofs- French. Made during WW2. An American courts and marries a Serbian girl and finds her very superstitious.*Emotion- Although a horror classic in many people's minds and list, this film is a re-tread of the old story of people possessed by animal spirits.*Based On- Werewolf and gypsy legends of the times.

utgard14 American Oliver Reed (Kent Smith) falls in love with a pretty but strange Serbian woman named Irena (Simone Simon). Irena believes she is cursed to turn into a leopard when she becomes highly emotional. The two marry but don't consummate their relationship due to Irena's fears. As Oliver turns to an attractive co-worker (Jane Randolph) for consolation, a series of strange occurrences leaves them wondering if Irena's curse is real or if she is just mentally ill.Cat People is a classic. The first of producer Val Lewton's now-legendary psychological horror films at RKO. Filmed on a modest budget, it completely alters the approach to the horror film. Up until that point, with few exceptions, horror films were mostly "in your face" endeavors. Lewton's approach, here under the master direction of Jacques Tourneur, is one of misdirection, ambiguity, and imagination. The power of suggestion was never stronger in horror films than in Lewton's masterpieces.The actors were all great. Simone is perfectly cast. I can't imagine another actress from the period being able to capture both the relative innocence of Irena and the alluring sex appeal. Smith is very good in what could easily be a mishandled role for many other actors. Randolph is solid as well. Tom Conway, an actor I've always enjoyed, is excellent as the sophisticated psychiatrist who may have less-than-honorable intentions toward his patient. Terrific direction from Tourneur and a first-rate script by DeWitt Bodeen. It's an effective, subtle film full of shadows and a haunted, eerie atmosphere. Followed by a 1944 sequel, The Curse of the Cat People, and an inferior remake in 1982.