MR Movies Review
- November 21st, 2012
THE CAT VANISHES
Before my recent viewing of “The Cat Vanishes”, I was unaware of its Argentinean director, Carlos Sorin. Apparently this film is a departure from the usual types of realistic and simple dramas that Sorin is known for and in a recent interview with him, he has stated that this one off experiment would be just that. The reason for this is because he found the stylized world of his Hitchcock homage to be an incredibly hard film to make. Watching the film you would not know it because Sorin has created such a great little film, he always seems in total control of it, and it is a shame that he will not make another suspense thriller like this again. When it comes to the homage of the work of master filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, many have tried, but amazingly a lot fail, however Sorin has done a brilliant job of creating the wonderful suspense of a Hitchcock film without totally aping his style. Read More »