Curiosity & the Cat (1999)

Writer gets curious about the violent and sado-masochistic ongoings in his neighbour's apartments.

Director:

Christian Alvart

Writer:

Christian Alvart

Stars:

Konstantin Graudus, Detlef Lutz, Andreas Erfurth

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Detlef Lutz	...	Kriminalhauptkommissar Gehler
Andreas Erfurth	...	Kriminalkommissar Wosniak
Konstantin Graudus	...	Henri Kappes
Nadeshda Brennicke	...	Paula (as Nadeshda Brennecke)
Thomas D	...	Kurt
Klaus Zmorek	...	Flagg
Heribert Czerniak	...	Jelinsk
Jarreth J. Merz	...	Hortek (as Jarreth Merz)
Domenico D'Ambrosio	...	Stritzl
Sandra Leonhard	...	Roke
Natascha Graf	...	Julie
Ben Hecker	...	Dr. Bieser
Clemens Gerhard	...	Assistent

Storyline

Writer gets curious about the violent and sado-masochistic ongoings in his neighbour's apartments.

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Plot Keywords:

male nudity | male frontal nudity | punctuation in title | animal in title | ampersand in title | 

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Taglines:

Watch Your Neighbour

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

11 November 2000 (Iceland)

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Syrreal Entertainment, Studio Babelsberg Independents, Mr. Brown Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christian Alvart:  [mirror shot]  Henri is seen washing himself several times in the movie usually by Alvart's typical shot: He is reflected by three mirrors, effectively showing him four times from all angles.

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Crazy Credits

The construction crew is credited as "Die Helden von der Baubühne" [The Heros from the Construction Site].

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Connections

Featured in Filmemacher! - Wie war das damals...? (2002)

User Reviews

Nice Little Film about not so nice habits

I just bought this film on DVD yesterday and watched it today. It is is certainly not your regular who-dun-it plus chasing-the-bad-guy-scene thriller. The hero is very unheroic, afraid and curious beyond belief. Still I found myself enjoying this, maybe not despite the before mentioned, but because of that. It all had a sense of realness to it, and that makes you care more for the protagonist (Henri). It all starts very slow-paced (showing the emptiness of Henris life as an would-like-to-be artist) but adds up to it, when he gets more and more absorbed by the secretive life of his neighbour. All of this is very stylish, despite the non-existent budget. (45.000 Dollar for a 35mm-feature!!!). You have to listen to the director's commentary, which is very interesting and tells us how crazy the circumstances during the creation of this "underground"movie have been. I just loved the gangster-mob from Finnland. This movie looks like nothing from Germany. It is a small film, so you shouldn't expect a big Hollywood production. The FSK-18 rating in Germany is beyond me. FSK-16 would habe been enough. And yeah: We have a chasing-scene. But the bad guys chase the hero! I love the little kittie in the final credits. 8 out of 10 for creativity versus big budget.