Cat Swallows Parakeet and Speaks! (1996)

Cat Swallows Parakeet and Speaks!, Ileana Pietrobruno's triumph of mid-vaginal modernism masterfully confronts the surreal nature of societal attitudes towards the female body. Beautifully ... See full summary »

Director:

Ileana Pietrobruno

Writer:

Ileana Pietrobruno

Stars:

Rachel Cronin, Crystal Dahl, Alex Ferguson

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Rachel Cronin	...	Snow White
Crystal Dahl	...	Nurse
Alex Ferguson	...	Dr. Storey
Tara Frederick	...	Scheherazade
Rebecca Godin	...	Kore
Mina E. Mina	...	Man in wheelchair
Marnie Robinson	...	Model
Wendy Russell	...	Nurse
Christine Taylor	...	Ballerina

Storyline

Cat Swallows Parakeet and Speaks!, Ileana Pietrobruno's triumph of mid-vaginal modernism masterfully confronts the surreal nature of societal attitudes towards the female body. Beautifully shot at Riverview Hospital (formerly an insane asylum), the film follows the journey of Scheherazade, a young model attempting to insulate herself from paternalistic and sinister medicalization throught the re-telling of tabloid tales. Replete with lesbians, anorexics, necrophillic undertones and a deluge of menstrual blood, Pietrobruno's febrile fable contains enough raw passion to ignite the sensiblities of even the most faded feminists.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to scheherazade | tabloid | menstrual blood | blood | insane asylum | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada

Release Date:

12 September 1996 (Canada)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Color:

Black and White Color