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Cat People
1942 · Film · 73 min
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
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.
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But not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_People_(1942_film)
although it's another B-grade movie that punched above its weight.
Retrospective reception of the original has been varied. Some modern critics have described the film as being too subdued for the genre and have deprecated the quality of the acting. Others have praised the film's atmosphere and sophistication, with the critic Roger Ebert describing it and the other Val Lewton productions as landmark films of the 1940s. Not to belittle Corman's work in any way, more to celebrate the range of B movies.