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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The film popularized the technique of not showing the monster, basically employing NothingIsScarier. That being said, there is still some good atmosphere, and genuine suspense in places.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: OnceOriginalNowCommon: The film popularized the technique of not showing the monster, basically employing NothingIsScarier. That being said, there is still some good atmosphere, NothingIsScarier to build suspense. You know, what became one of ''the'' cheap tricks in horror movies, and genuine suspense in places.usually done for budgetary reasons.
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** To be fair, [[she had already been stabbed through the shoulder by Dr. Judd. His sword cane is found to be broken when his body is discovered, and as Irena dies, you can see part of the blade protruding from her back.]]
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** To be fair, [[she [[spoiler: she had already been stabbed through the shoulder by Dr. Judd. His sword cane is found to be broken when his body is discovered, and as Irena dies, you can see part of the blade protruding from her back.]]
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** To be fair, [[she had already been stabbed through the shoulder by Dr. Judd. His sword cane is found to be broken when his body is discovered, and as Irena dies, you can see part of the blade protruding from her back.]]
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* BrokenBase: Simone Simon's performance as Irena has been debated ever since the movie came out. A lot of critics scoffed at her, feeling she didn't have the range to help Irena's more villainous moments, and Jacques Torneur was dissatisfied with how she did. A few fans think Elizabeth Russell - who plays the 'Cat Woman' and appeared in the sequel - would have been a better choice. But there are just as many who think Simone's performance serves to humanize what could have been a standard FemmeFatale, and she brings a child-like sense of innocence to the character - which helps make her a TragicMonster.
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* BrokenBase: Simone Simon's performance as Irena has been debated ever since the movie came out. A lot of critics scoffed at her, feeling she didn't have the range to help Irena's more villainous moments, and Jacques Torneur was dissatisfied with how she did. A few fans think Elizabeth Russell - who plays the 'Cat Woman' and appeared in the sequel - would have been a better choice. But there are just as many who think Simone's performance serves to humanize what could have been a standard FemmeFatale, and she brings a child-like sense of innocence to the character - which helps make her a TragicMonster. In fact Creator/ValLewton cast her as Irena because he did not want a conventional femme fatale and thought her kittenish looks made her appear vulnerable.
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** It may not be a vampire, but it is supposed to be a supernatural creature of possible Devil-worshipping origins.
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** Then there's the [[spoiler: death by panther after she opens the cage. Was Irena finally giving into her evil impulses as Dr Judd suggested or was this her form of SuicideByCop - horrified that she actually killed someone?]]
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** Then there's the [[spoiler: death by panther after she opens the cage. Was Irena finally giving into her evil impulses as Dr Judd suggested or was this her form of SuicideByCop - horrified that she actually killed someone?]]someone?]] Or an even sadder possibility - was she hoping [[spoiler: the panther would accept her as no one else does]]?
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* BrokenBase: Simone Simon's performance as Irena has been debated ever since the movie came out. A lot of critics scoffed at her, feeling she didn't have the range to help Irena's more villainous moments, and Jacques Torneur was dissatisfied with how she did. A few fans think Elizabeth Russell - who plays the 'Cat Woman' and appeared in the sequel - would have been a better choice. But there are just as many who think Simone's performance serves to humanize what could have been a standard FemmeFatale, and she brings a child-like sense of innocence to the character - which helps make her a TragicMonster.
* DracoInLeatherPants: While Irena is a TragicVillain, a lot of viewers can go overboard with her sympathetic qualities. Her marriage does not fall apart simply because Ollie is unfaithful; but because she refuses to be intimate with him based around her own fears. Ollie is remarkably tolerant of the whole thing, besides some insensitivity about her culture. He attempts to make the marriage work and, when he realises it won't, tries to get a divorce that will allow them both to see other people. Irena then chooses to [[spoiler: kiss Dr Judd, in the hopes it'll bring about a transformation - which it does]].
* GenreTurningPoint: Monster movies beforehand had often relied on their costumes and effects to convey the horror. ''Cat People'' instead opted to go for suspense - due to its low budget requiring them to use a real panther, which couldn't be in the scene too much. This ended up popularizing NothingIsScarier - though it would later be done on a much larger scale in ''{{Film/Jaws}}''.
* DracoInLeatherPants: While Irena is a TragicVillain, a lot of viewers can go overboard with her sympathetic qualities. Her marriage does not fall apart simply because Ollie is unfaithful; but because she refuses to be intimate with him based around her own fears. Ollie is remarkably tolerant of the whole thing, besides some insensitivity about her culture. He attempts to make the marriage work and, when he realises it won't, tries to get a divorce that will allow them both to see other people. Irena then chooses to [[spoiler: kiss Dr Judd, in the hopes it'll bring about a transformation - which it does]].
* GenreTurningPoint: Monster movies beforehand had often relied on their costumes and effects to convey the horror. ''Cat People'' instead opted to go for suspense - due to its low budget requiring them to use a real panther, which couldn't be in the scene too much. This ended up popularizing NothingIsScarier - though it would later be done on a much larger scale in ''{{Film/Jaws}}''.
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* {{Narm}}: When Ollie uses a t-square to make the sign of the cross and repel the cat creature with "in the name of God" - as if it's a vampire panther.
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* OneSceneWonder: The other Serbian woman who shows up at Irena's wedding party, calls her "sister" and never appears again. Extremely memorable and unsettling.
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* OneSceneWonder: The other Serbian woman who shows up at Irena's wedding party, calls her "sister" and never appears again. Extremely memorable and unsettling.unsettling, it's been suggested that her appearance may have inspired Julie Newmar's as Catwoman in ''{{Series/Batman 1966}}''. Incidentally Elizabeth Russell is credited as 'The Cat Woman'.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Irena is apparently considered clingy and jealous for being bothered by her husband confiding personal things about their marriage to his American co-worker Alice. [[spoiler:Since her husband ends up leaving her for Alice, it actually seemed rather sensible of her to be worried.]]
** He didn't so much leave her as she turned into a panther and went into display at the zoo.
** But he decided to divorce her before that happened.
** He also confided with Alice about his sex life with Irena while they're still married.
** He didn't so much leave her as she turned into a panther and went into display at the zoo.
** But he decided to divorce her before that happened.
** He also confided with Alice about his sex life with Irena while they're still married.
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** Irena is apparently considered clingy and jealous for being bothered by her husband confiding personal things about their marriage to his American co-worker Alice. [[spoiler:Since her husband ends up leaving her for Alice, it actually seemed rather sensible of her to be worried.]]
** He didn't so much leave her as she turned into a panther and went into display at the zoo.
** But he decided to divorce her before that happened.
** He also confided with Alice about his sex life with Irena while they're still married.]]
** Irena is apparently considered clingy and jealous for being bothered by her husband confiding personal things about their marriage to his American co-worker Alice. [[spoiler:Since her husband ends up leaving her for Alice, it actually seemed rather sensible of her to be worried.
** He didn't so much leave her as she turned into a panther and went into display at the zoo.
** But he decided to divorce her before that happened.
** He also confided with Alice about his sex life with Irena while they're still married.
** Then there's the [[spoiler: death by panther after she opens the cage. Was Irena finally giving into her evil impulses as Dr Judd suggested or was this her form of SuicideByCop - horrified that she actually killed someone?]]
* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: Irena dies extremely anti climatically when she releases the panther from the zoo and it claws her as it escapes. It's not even revealed she's dead from such a mild looking confrontation until a few moments later]].
* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: Irena dies extremely anti climatically when she releases the panther from the zoo and it claws her as it escapes. It's not even revealed she's dead from such a mild looking confrontation until a few moments later]].
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* HilariousInHindsight: Irena Dubrova's transformation into an humanoid feline is pretty ironic given that her actress Simone Simon's character Diane from ''Film/SeventhHeaven'' was depicted as disliking and even fearing cats...
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** Irena Dubrova's transformation into an humanoid feline is pretty ironic given that her actress Simone Simon's character Diane from ''Film/SeventhHeaven'' was depicted as disliking and even fearingcats...cats...
** Tom Conway would again have to put up with a supernatural FemmeFatale in ''Film/OneTouchOfVenus'' a few years later, likewise involving unrequited love.
* OneSceneWonder: The other Serbian woman who shows up at Irena's wedding party, calls her "sister" and never appears again. Extremely memorable and unsettling.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The film popularized the technique of not showing the monster, basically employing NothingIsScarier. That being said, there is still some good atmosphere, and genuine suspense in places.
** Irena Dubrova's transformation into an humanoid feline is pretty ironic given that her actress Simone Simon's character Diane from ''Film/SeventhHeaven'' was depicted as disliking and even fearing
** Tom Conway would again have to put up with a supernatural FemmeFatale in ''Film/OneTouchOfVenus'' a few years later, likewise involving unrequited love.
* OneSceneWonder: The other Serbian woman who shows up at Irena's wedding party, calls her "sister" and never appears again. Extremely memorable and unsettling.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The film popularized the technique of not showing the monster, basically employing NothingIsScarier. That being said, there is still some good atmosphere, and genuine suspense in places.
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** For that matter, the entire score, composed by Music/GiorgioMoroder. Highlights include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HvJfeSk1RU "Irena's Theme"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JchEdFsVFPs "Paul's Theme"]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAxoOGxfLnA "Leopard Tree Dream"]].
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** For that matter, the entire score, composed score by Music/GiorgioMoroder. Highlights include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HvJfeSk1RU "Irena's Theme"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JchEdFsVFPs "Paul's Theme"]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAxoOGxfLnA "Leopard Tree Dream"]].
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The Music/DavidBowie song that appears at the end of the 1982 remake.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Irena Dubrova's transformation into an humanoid feline is pretty ironic given that her actress Simone Simon's character Diane from ''Film/SeventhHeaven'' was depicted as disliking and even fearing cats...
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** Oliver seems unable to comprehend how harsh life was for Irena in her younger years in general. He says his childhood was a good one and that he's never known unhappiness. This could possibly explain (though not excuse) his inability to deal with Irena's condition.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation - Irena is apparently considered clingy and jealous for being bothered by her husband confiding personal things about their marriage to his American co-worker Alice. [[spoiler:Since her husband ends up leaving her for Alice, it actually seemed rather sensible of her to be worried.]]
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-->"I've been putting out fire..... (growl) WITH GASOLINE!"
-->"I've been putting out fire..... (growl) WITH GASOLINE!"
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* UnfortunateImplications -- Irena's husband feels that she is causing him undue stress for the first time in his life because she is genuinely worried that she will turn into a cat monster and kill him - oh and because she won't consummate their relationship.
** Let's not leave out that he basically goes out and has an affair--not, of course, explicitly, this ''was'' made under UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode--with another woman. Who happens to be quite definitely a [=WASPy=] American-born woman. Notice who happens to suffer the most...?
** Oliver clearly does not believe the cat curse story, however, and thinks she merely has issues about sex. He is willing to wait for a while, even getting Irina into therapy, but, not surprisingly, eventually wants out of the marriage. He doesn't become involved with Alice until things have really deteriorated between himself and Irina. He's not an all-sacrificing hero, but his reaction is human and forgivable to many.
** Let's not leave out that he basically goes out and has an affair--not, of course, explicitly, this ''was'' made under UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode--with another woman. Who happens to be quite definitely a [=WASPy=] American-born woman. Notice who happens to suffer the most...?
** Oliver clearly does not believe the cat curse story, however, and thinks she merely has issues about sex. He is willing to wait for a while, even getting Irina into therapy, but, not surprisingly, eventually wants out of the marriage. He doesn't become involved with Alice until things have really deteriorated between himself and Irina. He's not an all-sacrificing hero, but his reaction is human and forgivable to many.
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** Let's not leave out that he basically goes out and has an affair--not, of course, explicitly, this ''was'' made under UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode--with another woman. Who happens to be quite definitely a [=WASPy=] American-born woman. Notice who happens to suffer the most...?
** Oliver clearly does not believe the cat curse story, however, and thinks she merely has issues about sex. He is willing to wait for a while, even getting Irina into therapy, but, not surprisingly, eventually wants out of the marriage. He doesn't become involved with Alice until things have really deteriorated between himself and Irina. He's not an all-sacrificing hero, but his reaction is human and forgivable to many.
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** Let's not leave out that he basically goes out and has an affair--not, of course, explicitly, this ''was'' made under the HaysCode--with another woman. Who happens to be quite definitely a [=WASPy=] American-born woman. Notice who happens to suffer the most...?
** Oliver clearly does not believe the cat curse story, however, and thinks she merely has issues about sex. He is willing to wait for a while, even getting Irina into therapy, but, not surprisingly, eventually wants out of the marriage. He doesn't become involved with Alice until things have really deteriorated between himself and Irina. He's not an all-sacrificing hero, but his reaction is human and forgivable to many.
** Oliver clearly does not believe the cat curse story, however, and thinks she merely has issues about sex. He is willing to wait for a while, even getting Irina into therapy, but, not surprisingly, eventually wants out of the marriage. He doesn't become involved with Alice until things have really deteriorated between himself and Irina. He's not an all-sacrificing hero, but his reaction is human and forgivable to many.
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** Let's not leave out that he basically goes out and has an affair--not, of course, explicitly, this ''was'' made under the HaysCode--with UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode--with another woman. Who happens to be quite definitely a [=WASPy=] American-born woman. Notice who happens to suffer the most...?
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** Let's not leave out that he basically goes out and has an affair--not, of course, explicitly, this ''was'' made under the HaysCode--with another woman. Who happens to be quite definitely a [=WASPy=] American-born woman. Notice who happens to suffer the most...??
** Oliver clearly does not believe the cat curse story, however, and thinks she merely has issues about sex. He is willing to wait for a while, even getting Irina into therapy, but, not surprisingly, eventually wants out of the marriage. He doesn't become involved with Alice until things have really deteriorated between himself and Irina. He's not an all-sacrificing hero, but his reaction is human and forgivable to many.
** Oliver clearly does not believe the cat curse story, however, and thinks she merely has issues about sex. He is willing to wait for a while, even getting Irina into therapy, but, not surprisingly, eventually wants out of the marriage. He doesn't become involved with Alice until things have really deteriorated between himself and Irina. He's not an all-sacrificing hero, but his reaction is human and forgivable to many.
