Felidae - 1994

ƒelidae · **Joined:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:15 am **Posts:** 3

Felidae is based on the 1989 novel by Akif Pirinçci, who co-wrote the script. The story centers around domestic house cat Francis and the grisly feline murders taking place in his new neighborhood. This film is NOT for children. It evolves murder, bad language, sex, gore, etc. I found it in English on youtube, there are 8 parts of the movie. Watch at your own risk! No I'm kidding. If you are older then 13 you will be able to watch this film. It is VERY good and it has been my favorite movie for about...three years.

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A cat named Francis moves with his owner to a new neighborhood, and no sooner has he set paw into his new home than he is greeted by the slain body of another cat. Local street cat Bluebeard is convinced that this, and the other three recent killings, must have been committed by a "can-opener" - cat slang for a human.

Francis disagrees, and as he finds out more about the victims, is sure that not only is the murderer a cat, but that the killings are all connected by one common factor - each of the victims was sexually aroused at the time of death.

He is aided in his investigations by fierce, gluttonous Bluebeard, blind but wise Felicity, and the computer-using cat Pascal. His sleep is haunted by terrifying and vivid nightmares, which offer insight into the mind of the murderer.

Francis soon runs afoul of the local bully Kong and the suicidal Claudandus Sect, and he discovers that his new home was once the site of a laboratory owned by Doctor Pretorius. Pretorius, in his search to create a bonding glue that would heal any flesh wound, performed painful and deadly experiments on countless cats, including the legendary Claudandus. After Pretorius' death, the lab became a meeting site for the Claudandus Sect, who believe that Claudandus was imbued with powers that could help the cat species evolve into something greater.

It is eventually revealed that Pascal is actually the legendary Claudandus, and is responsible for the murders. Using his owner's computer to keep a listing of every cat in the city, Claudandus is systematically culling the cats he deems unworthy of breeding with his 'new breed.'

Discovering this, Francis destroys the computer containing the information on the listed murders, subsequently causing an electrical fire. Claudandus is killed in the ensuing battle, and Francis escapes the fire with the injured Bluebeard.

Francis resumes his normal life while pursuing a relationship with Nhozemptekh, one of the "new" cats bred by Claudandus. He also muses that, perhaps, things would be better if mankind acted more like Felidae.

UK - Ban Cat · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:39 am

Felidae is amazing. I watched it on YouTube a while ago and I completely love it, I have to get the DVD of it.

It's a really interesting concept and very well animated. Plus Francis is so cute xD.
I love the blind cat aswell, I forgot her name. DX

ƒelidae · **Joined:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:15 am **Posts:** 3

UK - Ban Cat wrote:

I love the blind cat aswell, I forgot her name. DX

Felicity

She's my favorite character

Hybrid Misfit · **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:41 am

Defiantly an amazing film. Honesty I was stunned by the level of the subject matter and that only made me love it even more. Griping from start to finish with a wonderful film noir style, Francis seems to be a mixture of James Bond and Sherlock Holmes. I also love the very stylish and surreal dream-sequences, and the joke about the "Aristocats".

I am at a lost of where to put this film, formerly Don Bluth was where I basically made the marker of "Dark" animation but this film triumphs anything Bluth has done in terms of darker subject matter yet I also feel it is unique and we will never get something like this again for a long time. This film most certainly deserves recognition in it's own right as a mature animated film, something I think which has only met with failure in the past.

Wolfhusky · **Posted:** Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:45 am

I Loved Falidae SinceThe moment I saw it. First On Youtube then On DVD. Francis is cute, And Bluebeard is one of the few Sidekick/Comic relief type characters that acctually made me laugh...Bnot something Id Show Someone Whos Under abotu 190 xD Unless you wnat to metally scar then of course

BuffyShakira · **Posted:** Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:38 pm

I never saw Felidae, but I had planned on watching it. I had also planned on watching Watership Down and The Plague Dogs. I will definately take a look into it and try and watch it by this weekend.

Zenoah · **Posted:** Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:37 pm

I have a love/hate relationship with this movie. I hate the part where Fransis finds the old video and his dream with Mendel...oddly, that dream makes freequent apperences in my Felidae AMV's.

It's accualy a good movie thou, I do enjoy it.
Im a huge Pascal fan <3

Kohaku Zero · **Posted:** Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:34 pm

It's a intresting movie, I was impressed when I watched it.

Metal Head Pup · **Posted:** Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:38 pm

Definetely NOT what you'd give your eight-year-old child to watch. But I enjoyed Felidae, thought it had a rather touchy subject and could've been one of those movies no one wanted to remember.

But, it'll forever be a classic to me, probably as much as Plague Dogs.

Zion · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:03 am

i find it so odd how i liked this.. I mean.. (Major spoilers for the movie)

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a Murder mystery of cats which was at times considered murder for a female being in heat.. Charming.

a blind cat who you love straight away, is decapitated moments later after the nice scene.. That ticked me off..

a random 'mating' scene near the end where makes so little sence and is forgotten moments later.. Big Lipped Alligator Moment

Random scientists testing/killing cats and is shown to you.. I cant watch that a second time..

Gore/Sex/Swears.. Of cats.. Right..

BUT i dunno why but i still somehow LOVE this movie o.o i dunno if its cause i gasped so many times or francis is such a lovable character and Bluebeard/Felicity being my favorite character.. I dunno why i love this movie but WOW its the first movie with so much things i would dislike but somehow end up loving it xD

As Mhp said. I wouldnt want any young kid seeing this unless i wished to scar them. And its such a movie when i had to watch about 3-4 times to understand.. its second on my list for most confusing movie.. Plague dogs being first *is still confused of ending*

but whatever problem it had. i didnt notice it cause i just couldnt keep my eyes away from it

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Except the mating/Scientist scene.. Dude =/

Zenoah · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:58 pm

Well it is based off the book that had those sceens you hid under the spoiler tag.

There was a sceen not in the book and it was:

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that Fransis had a dream that Deep Purple, the one found in the garage, was pulling kittens out of the gash in his neck.

I belive that was the only thing left out from the book.

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