The Case of the Grinning Cat

Overview

Chris Marker’s The Case of the Grinning Cat (Chats perchés) follows the appearance of the yellow M. Chat graffiti across Paris in the early 2000s, using it as a lens to reflect on art, protest, and politics in the post-9/11 era. Blending street imagery with footage of global and local unrest, the film serves as a playful yet pointed companion to Marker’s earlier A Grin Without a Cat.

Cast

Bertrand Cantat

Self - 1999 concert (archive footage)

Dieudonné

Self - demonstration (archive footage)

Léon Schwartzenberg

Self - demonstration (archive footage)

Marina Vlady

Self (archive footage)