Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)

An aspiring Romanian filmmaker obsessed with Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway goes to shocking extremes to convince Anne to star in his upcoming film.

Director:

Adrian Tofei

Writer:

Adrian Tofei

Stars:

Adrian Tofei, Sonia Teodoriu, Florentina Hariton

4 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Adrian Tofei	...	Adrian
Sonia Teodoriu	...	Sonya
Florentina Hariton	...	Flory
Alexandra Stroe	...	Alexandra

Storyline

An aspiring Romanian filmmaker and actor obsessed with Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway tries to convince her to come to Romania and star alongside him in his upcoming film. He goes to shocking extremes using three local actresses to shoot demo scenes to send to Anne as proof of his filmmaking and acting skills.

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Plot Keywords:

found footage | filmmaking | psychological horror | cult film | psychopath | 

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Taglines:

Romania's first found footage horror movie.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The character played by Adrian Tofei in the movie was developed by Adrian over the course of 5 years. It started as a 15 min monologue in a theatre-dance show in college, then Adrian transformed it into a full length 50 min one-man-show called "The Monster", and then the character in "The Monster" ultimately ended up being adapted for the movie.

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Quotes

Adrian: I will change the world with you, Anne!

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Connections

Spoofs Psycho (1960)

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Soundtracks

Nu plecam acasa
Written by Stelian Maria
Performed by Cristian Paturca

User Reviews

Found footage movie magic

As far as I can remember Be My Cat is the very first Romanian movie I have ever seen in my life. At first I did not even know what to expect from the film. After 87 minutes I was completely amazed!

One of the most courageous and stunning elements of this production is Adrian Tofei. The way he portrays the protagonist of the film is amazing. You never really know what to think about his character…at first you think he is just an innocent filmmaker from a small town who tries to pursuit his dreams. Even the camera-work and the found footage style itself strengthen this idea in you.

Sometimes you just laugh on his actions but somehow they remind you all the things you did in the past as an amateur filmmaker. Sometimes you are shocked because of him. It is really difficult to play such a complex role as this but Mr. Tofei did that without any mistake.

Let me talk about the female characters. Both Sonia Teodoriu and Florentina Hariton did a great job and did their best to portray their characters however unfortunately they were written a little bit too naive. On the other hand Alexandra Stroe and the last 15-20 minutes between her and Mr. Tofei was fascinating. That was the part of the film when I really saw a strong bond between the two characters and it made Ms. Stroe the most powerful female character in the motion picture.

As the previous review mentioned before, the visual effects – fake blood – were unfortunately not so well made and the ending of the film could have been done in other ways.

All in all, Be My Cat is a very brave, original, well-executed film with memorable scenes and a fantastic protagonist but what is the greatest achievement it has gained is its existence. Adrian Tofei and his crew proved that you can do movie magic without millions of dollars but with creativity and commitment to your work and that can raise hope for every independent filmmaker all over the world.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [Adrian Tofei] Official FilmFreeway

Country:

Romania

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Будь моей киской: Фильм для Энн

Filming Locations:

Radauti, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Adrian Tofei

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1