The Cassandra Cat

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The Cassandra Cat
Directed by Vojtěch Jasný
Starring Emília Vásáryová
Release date(s) May 1963 (premiere at Cannes)
Running time 91 mins
Country Czechoslovakia
Language Czech
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The Cassandra Cat is a 1963 Czechoslovakian film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. Its original Czech title is Až přijde kocour, and it has also been released under the titles The Cat Who Wore Sunglasses and When the Cat Comes.

It tells the story of a mysterious traveling circus that arrives in a village accompanied by a sunglass-wearing cat named Mokol. When the cat's glasses are removed, people in the village appear bathed in different colours that reflect their true feelings.


Preceded by
The Trial of Joan of Arc
tied with L'Eclisse
Special Jury Prize, Cannes
1963
tied with Harakiri
Succeeded by
Woman in the Dunes
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