Cat Person

64th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Based on the most widely read short story ever published in the New Yorker, Cat Person apprehensively captures the pulse of the times and cunningly navigates the dark corner of dating, where unequal power dynamics slowly surface, and toxic masculinity seeks to disguise its true nature until the very end. Emilia Jones, the Oscar-nominated star of Coda, takes on the tailor-made role of Margot, a twenty-year-old student who will come to regret the moment she decided to give a chance to socially awkward but seemingly harmless Robert, who, after all, is “a cat person.” A film that’s set to ignite discussions, turning the conventions of romantic comedy on their head, and deemed (un)suitable only for those preparing for a first date.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Susanna Fogel

Script: Michelle Ashford

Cinematography: Manuel Billeter

Editing: Jacob Craycroft

Sound: Eric Hirsch

Music: Heather Mcintosh

Actors: Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Fred Melamed, Isabella Rossellini

Production: StudioCanal, 30WEST, Echelon Productions, Inc., Imperative Entertainment

Producers: Helen Estabrook, Jeremy Steckler

Costumes: Ava Yuriko Hama

Production Design: Sally Levi

Executive producer: Daniel Hank, Susanna Fogel, Gino Falsetto, Michelle Ashford, Anna Marsh, Shana Eddy-Grouf, Rachel Henochsberg, Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman

Make Up: Brian Abbott

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: France, USA

Production Year: 2023

Duration: 119'

Distribution in Greece: Spentzos Film Sa

Contact: StudioCanal

Susanna Fogel

Susanna Fogel is a director, screenwriter, and novelist. Most recently, she was nominated for a BAFTA and a Writers Guild award for her work on the acclaimed comedy Booksmart. Other credits include directing and co-writing the action comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me, starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon, and Life Partners, an independent feature she developed at the Sundance Lab. She has also worked extensively in television, most recently directing Gillian Flynn’s remake of the British drama series Utopia for Amazon, the return of Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories for Apple, and the pilot episodes of the upcoming limited series The Wilds (Amazon) and The Flight Attendant (HBO Max). She is also an avid writer of satire whose pieces have been featured in The New Yorker. Her first novel, Nuclear Family, was published by Macmillan in 2017.