Event

The Strange Little Cat

Aug 22 - Aug 28

(Ramon Zürcher, Germany, 2013, 72 min)

Seattle premiere!

Friday, Aug 22 at 08:00PM
Saturday, Aug 23 at 08:00PM
Sunday, Aug 24 at 08:00PM
Monday, Aug 25 at 08:00PM
Tuesday, Aug 26 at 08:00PM
Wednesday, Aug 27 at 08:00PM
Thursday, Aug 28 at 08:00PM
Developed in a workshop with Bela Tarr, and loosely adapted from Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, Ramon Zürcher's feature debut turns the domestic drama formula inside out by playfully unearthing the everyday rituals of a family of ten in a Berlin flat. An impressive exercise in structural playfulness, Zürcher subverts not only narrative conventions, but the norms of sound design and editing. Drawing comparisons to auteurs ranging from Chantal Ackerman to Jacques Tati to Bresson to Ozu, Zürcher infuses the mundanity of the domestic sphere with comedic touches and sinister flairs.