- This event has passed.
Cat People (1942)
November 2, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$9
The first of the horror films producer Val Lewton made for RKO Pictures, Cat People (1942) redefined the genre by leaving its most frightening terrors to its audience’s imagination.
Simone Simon stars as a Serbian émigré in Manhattan who believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves (Kent Smith) will turn her into a feline predator.
1942. Not rated. Run time 73 minutes.
Cat People is part of the “Our Monsters, Ourselves: The Legacy of Pre-code Horror” Series in collaboration with Union College and will be introduced by Kristin Bidoshi, Professor of Russian and Director of Russian and East European Studies at Union College.
