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2017 · animation · crime · thriller

Cinderella the Cat

Directed by Dario Sansone, Ivan Cappiello, Alessandro Rak, Marino Guarnieri1h 26m2017

Cenerentola struggles to escape the shadow and evil schemes of her stepmother and six stepsisters who all live aboard the Megaride, a ship stuck in the port of a decaying future Naples.

Our read: Cinderella the Cat (2017) reads as a heavy, steady, surreal animation · crime · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.

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Heavy, steady, measured animation / crime, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb6.81kRT67%Metacritic55
  • heavy
  • intense
  • inventive
  • cold
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How Cinderella the Cat feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a dark stylish Italian animated crime noir retelling of Cinderella.”

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