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Legend of the Demon Cat

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A poet and a monk join forces to investigate the mysterious death of a concubine.
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Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (LAist) 09/24/2019
This is a movie that just has a ton of imagination... It's an absolute spectacle. Go to Full Review
Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times 03/21/2019
Although the often humorous film may not quite rank among Chen's best and that CGI-enhanced feline isn't always convincingly up to scratch, the buoyant yarn nevertheless casts a beguiling spell. Go to Full Review
Chuck Bowen Slant Magazine 02/04/2019
3/4
This modern fantasy weds the techniques of silent cinema with CGI to conjure a memorably mythic realm. Go to Full Review
Armond White National Review 02/08/2019
Chen gives a fairy-tale tone to this ghost story yet always goes deeper into the issues of love, death, trust and envy, loyalty and betrayal. Go to Full Review
Rafael Motamayor Bloody Disgusting 10/17/2018
3.5/5
At the core of it all stand a couple of goofballs that never stop entertaining, and a talking black cat that gives the film a much-welcomed fantasy element. Go to Full Review
Daniel Kasman MUBI 09/19/2018
This pulpy silliness is told with a rare kind of cinematic excess, the money thrown into every inch of screen space as luxuriant as an MGM picture of old. Go to Full Review
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dustin d 08/31/2021 Legend of the Demon Cat weaves a paranormal story about a killer talking cat in the present with a decades old story line about a murdered empress. It was intriguing, clever and original. The computer generated graphics weren't all convincing, but the sets and the composition of many shots were absolutely beautiful! See more 08/10/2020 Spectacular in visual, Yang lady is so beautiful and so out of box. I love it. Saw it once, barely understand. Saw it twice, every pieces comes together which is making a big picture. Highly recommend!!! See more 06/19/2018 A sumptuously filmed and directed, often sublime, fantasy/mystery retelling centered on the creation of bai juyi's classic 809 CE romance poem, "the song of everlasting regret" (???) and, behind that the tragedy surrounding the death of consort yang guifei (albeit a heavily redacted and simplified version of history). See more 12/23/2017 Starts out as a fairly typical wuxia flick but quickly becomes a mystery worthy of Sherlock Holmes. Surprisingly moving, emotionally. Beautifully filmed and the period sets are a joy to behold. Both the story and visuals remained with me well after I left the theatre. The titular cat could have benefitted from more advanced CGI (Weta, where were you?) but I've come to accept the budget restraints imposed on Chinese films and wasn't overly bothered. Flick is definitely worth a look and I'll be keeping an eye out for the blu ray! See more 12/22/2017 Nice pictures of the film See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A poet and a monk join forces to investigate the mysterious death of a concubine.
Director
Chen Kaige
Producer
Shirley Kao
Screenwriter
Chen Kaige, Hui-Ling Wang
Production Co
New Classic Media, 21 Century Shengkai Film, Kadokawa, Emperor Motion Pictures (International)
Genre
Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 27, 2019
Runtime
2h 9m
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