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When the Cat Comes is a tchecoslovaque film of genre Comedy directed by Vojtěch Jasný released in USA on 10 october 1963 with Emília Vášáryová

When the Cat Comes (1963)

When the Cat Comes
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Released in USA 10 october 1963
Length 1h31
Directed by ,    
Genres Comedy,    Romantic comedy,    Fantasy
Rating71% 3.5926753.5926753.5926753.5926753.592675

The Cassandra Cat (Czech: Až přijde kocour), also released under the titles When the Cat Comes, The Cat Who Wore Sunglasses, and/or That Cat) is a 1963 Czechoslovakian film directed by Vojtěch Jasný.

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.

The film won two major awards at the Cannes Film Festival in 1963, including the C.S.T. Prize and Special Jury Prize, Cannes.

Synopsis

Le vieil Oliva observe du haut du clocher les habitants de son village de Tchécoslovaquie. Alors qu'un couple de cigognes vole dans le ciel, le directeur de l'école tire et abat l'une d'elles. Il veut l'empailler pour sa collection pédagogique, contre l'avis du maître d'école, Robert, qui préfère qu'on étudie les animaux vivants.

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