The Private Life of a Cat

MOVIE #1,803 • 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 • 07.10.24 Pαɾƚ σϝ ƚԋҽ MAYA DEREN ԃιɾҽƈƚσɾ ϝσƈυʂ ʂҽɾιҽʂ Intertitles at the beginning gave this a more classic silent film vibe than previous Maya Deren efforts (and interestingly enough, the film is only credited to co-director Alexandr Hackenschmied on-screen). We see a cat give birth then the kittens play around the house as the proud parents watch. It’s a fun movie but felt like background fodder — a minor work in the scheme of things.

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The Private Life of a Cat is a 1947 black and white experimental documentary film by Alexander Hammid and Maya Deren. Archive.org summarizes the film as an "intimate study" of a female cat who gives birth to a litter of kittens and shows their maturation. It was released on July 7, 1947.