This beautiful and enjoyable 22-minute movie. “The Private Life of a Cat“, was made in 1947 and is described as “Alexander Hammid’s intimate study of a female cat and the birth and maturation of her five kittens.” The YouTube video provides this (this model has sound, although the unique was silent):
This movie has 4 chapters. Chapter one comprises footage of a cat giving start. The authentic movie has no audio. Picture distinction amended, rating added. Chapters with music credit in brackets:
00:00 Intro (John Foxx & Harold Budd – ‘Raindust’)
6:57. Five of them! Now the household wants some meals and a few relaxation (Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd – ‘Brian’s Nightmare / The Unknown, Part One’)
11:04 After two weeks (Cliff Martinez – ‘Breaking The Waves’)
15:02 A greater place for them to study to walk (Harold Budd & Bill Nelson & Fila Brazillia – ‘Adrift Amidst Les Odalisques’)
One tabby that appears like mother, and 4 white ones that appear to be dad!
The Wikipedia entry for the movie provides this (references omitted):
Synopsis:
The movie is completely silent and shot from the cat’s eye-level; “He”, an all white short-haired male cat, grooms “She”, a fluffier feminine. After two months they discover a spot “for the family”, and shortly after the mom goes into labour. The movie reveals graphically the kittens being born with out the assistance of human fingers, after which getting nursed and washed by their mom. The kittens develop, and the dad or mum cats roam freely round their house owners’ residence (Hammid and Deren). The kittens discover ways to walk and begin to get extra lively, taking part in with one another and clawing numerous furnishings. The movie then ends by exhibiting the identical scene from the start the place “He” courts “She”.
Reputation:
Top Documentary Films charges The Private Life of a Cat 7.70/10 stars, saying that it’s “very touching”, and that it’s “[b]eautifully photographed and executed. With subtitles, no dialog, and a refreshing absence of human beings on screen.” Dangerous Minds wrote “[t]his beautiful 1944 silent film from husband-and-wife team Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid is quite possibly the only evidence we need that cats are the ultimate well-spring of creativity.”
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Several readers despatched me article and tweets about this incident, and I’ll put one article from boing boing right here (there’s additionally a information report).
Click the headline to learn. This is one purpose that you need to at all times microchip your cat, even when it’s an indoor cat:
A fast abstract:
A Utah cat named Galena was taking part in in a big field, when out of the blue issues received darkish.
Meanwhile, Galena’s human dad and mom didn’t know the place she was, and grew frantic as they seemed in every single place for his or her pet. They even put up “missing” flyers and recruited their family and friends to assist search the neighborhood for his or her misplaced kitty.
But it wasn’t till six days later that they received a textual content from Amazon in Riverside, California — greater than 600 miles away — telling them that Galena had been discovered (thank goodness for microchips). Apparently, the couple had unintentionally shipped their cat, together with 5 pairs of shoes, in a big return package deal, which occurred to be the field Galena had been taking part in in. (See video under, posted by CBS Miami.)
Miraculously, though the cat had no water or meals for almost every week, she by some means survived the lengthy journey and was doing properly.
A information video:
And a tweet. Look at that face!
This poor cat’s expression appears precisely proper 🐈⬛ pic.twitter.com/V0lWQ0zS4A
— Anil Seth (@anilkseth) April 29, 2024
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Here’s a cat jigsaw puzzle from The Colossal Shop:
Thanks to Nervous System, herding cats is now not assured to be a catastrophic failure. This 224-piece jigsaw puzzle contains 43 totally different felines as they lounge, stretch out their paws, and soar within the air, all based mostly on images of actual cats submitted to the staff. Try your hand at rounding up the rambunctious creatures by selecting up one of many puzzles.
- Technicolor cat art work by Anne Sullivan
- 224 items
- Digitally painted on 4-millimeter maple plywood
- Laser-cut in Palenville, New York
It’s not low-cost at $75, however I think that the market is restricted and it was arduous to make. I suppose computer systems and 3D printing are essential to make one thing like this. It’s now available if you wish to deal with a jigsaw-puzzling-loving ailurophile.
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Lagniappe: A one-minute video of a kitten with paralyzed rear legs. The beautiful lady who cares for it lastly received it not solely walking, however climbing! Everything at all times ends properly in Dodo Land.
The notes from the video:
No one thought Milou would walk once more, however Sandra wouldn’t surrender on him ❤️ We spoke to her about how Milou modified her life!
h/t: Ginger Ok., Merilee, Jon
