The Strange Little Cat
Kimstim Films | Release Date: August 1, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJul 31, 2014
Mr. Zürcher has concocted something intimate yet otherworldly with this highly original debut. Read full review
91
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyJul 30, 2014
Ramon Zürcher’s miniature debut, The Strange Little Cat, is one of the most confident and unusual first features in recent memory. Read full review
83
The PlaylistJessica KiangJul 28, 2014
This kind of vérité surrealism doesn’t come along very often, and the glorious oddness that Zurcher manages to infuse into even the most routinely domestic activities is really the gift the film keeps on giving. Read full review
80
VarietyPeter DebrugeJul 31, 2014
Despite all that it withholds, The Strange Little Cat ultimately proves a far more revealing form of family portrait. Read full review
80
Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekJul 29, 2014
This odd little wonder captures the delicate textures and shadowy half-secrets of family life, mapping them out in a mosaic of fragmented dialogue and half-poetic, half-prosaic images. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyAug 1, 2014
Strange and creepy and entertaining. Read full review
70
The DissolveScott TobiasAug 4, 2014
A beautiful, mysterious, beguiling cinematic doodle, and an absolute master class in mise-en-scène, unfolding in odd, fragmented frames and precisely choreographed movement within those frames. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonJul 28, 2014
There are so many witty touches and sharp little observations here that The Strange Little Cat can be forgiven for ultimately making no dramatic statement. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineJohn SemleyJul 28, 2014
As pleasant and effortless as Ramon Zürcher makes his formal persnicketiness and Akermanian aesthetic rigor seem, his film feels lightweight. Read full review
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