Il bacio della pantera

Titolo originale: Cat People
Regia: Jacques Tourneur |
Anno: 1942
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Mistero Horror Romance
Tag: jealousy | love triangle | cat | zoo | transformation | canary | swimming pool | film noir | curse | black and white | val lewton | folklore | fear of intimacy | unconsummated marriage | turned into animal | animal transformation | cats | sex transformation |
Cast: Simone Simon | Kent Smith | Tom Conway | Jane Randolph | Jack Holt | Henrietta Burnside | Alec Craig | Eddie Dew | Elizabeth Dunne | Dot Farley | Mary Halsey | Theresa Harris | Charles Jordan | Donald Kerr | Connie Leon | Murdock MacQuarrie | Alan Napier | John Piffle | Betty Roadman | Elizabeth Russell | Stephen Soldi |

Il giovane ingegnere Oliver conosce allo zoo l'affascinante Irene, una ragazza di origine slava. In breve i due si innamorano e si sposano. Tutto filerebbe a meraviglia se non fosse che Irene si rifiuta di baciare il marito perché teme un'antica maledizione della sua terra. Secondo una leggenda infatti le donne come lei si tramutano in pantera ogni volta che baciano un uomo.

Frasi

Alice Moore: Could I have the key to the swimming [...] D
Alice Moore: Irena's perfume - strong, sweet. D
Dr. Louis Judd: You told me of your village and th [...] D
Dr. Louis Judd: You were saying... the cats. Iren [...] D
Blondie: Gee whiz, dearie, are you alright? D
Mrs. Plunkett: I can't imagine! D
Dr. Louis Judd: I'm not afraid of you. I take you [...] D
Alice Moore: I know what love is. It's understandi [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: I fled from the past. From things [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: What should I tell my husband? Nat [...] D
Oliver 'Ollie' Reed: I'm drawn to her. There's a w [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: He's beautiful. Zookeeper: No, he [...] D
Oliver 'Ollie' Reed: What's that? Irena Dubrovna: [...] D
Dr. Louis Judd: Even as fog continues to lie in th [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: You saw her, Oliver. You saw what [...] D
The Commodore: Look at that woman. Isn't she somet [...] D
Oliver 'Ollie' Reed: Alice, you're very swell. Al [...] D
Alice Moore: Could you squeeze a coffee pot for me [...] D
Dr. Louis Judd: You resist temptation admirably. D
Irena Dubrovna: You see, the Mameluks came to Serb [...] D
Oliver 'Ollie' Reed: Boys who come to tea can't ex [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: I envy every woman I see on the st [...] D
Mrs. Plunkett: You can fool everybody, but landie, [...] D
Doc Carver: I know a joke about weddings. Why woul [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: That's Lalage - the perfume I use. [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: I love loneliness. D
Oliver 'Ollie' Reed: You know, it's a funny thing. [...] D
Bus Driver: Come on, sister. Are you ridin' with m [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: I like to be liked. Oliver 'Ollie [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: We should never quarrel. Never let [...] D
The Commodore: Oliver's bride seems to be a very n [...] D
Minnie: My goodness, don't nobody like chicken gum [...] D
Oliver 'Ollie' Reed: [Looking down at Irena's life [...] D
Dr. Louis Judd: There is, in some cases, a psychic [...] D
Alice Moore: Could I have my robe, please? Blondi [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: Oh, it's alright. It's just that c [...] D
Alice Moore: I met him on the Commodore's boat. Th [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: Oliver, how can you discuss such t [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: I don't feel you can help me. You' [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: I like the dark. It's friendly. D
Irena Dubrovna: Oliver, be kind. Be patient. Let m [...] D
Oliver 'Ollie' Reed: You cold? Alice Moore: A cat [...] D
Oliver 'Ollie' Reed: I don't really know her. In m [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: Perhaps, Mr. Reed, you would like [...] D
The Cat Woman: [In Serbian] Moja sestra. Moja sest [...] D
Alice Moore: How much do you believe about the Cat [...] D
Dr. Louis Judd: Why would she wish to harm you? A [...] D
Irena Dubrovna: Is Miss Moore in? Blondie: She ju [...] D