Arts & indies streaming platform OVID is offering a rare treat for cult animation fans next month, adding German filmmaker Michael Schaak’s (Werner: Eat My Dust!!!, Pippi Longstocking, The Little Bastard) acclaimed adult animated feature Felidae to its Fall lineup. Set in a noirish world of talking cats, the film laces in story elements like death cults and genetic experimentation to create and intriguing not-for-kids kitty tale.
Presented in partnership with Deaf Crocodile and MVD, Felidae (1994) will launch on OVID on Friday, September 26.
Synopsis: The long-sought-after German animated mystery about a series of unsolved murders among a group of domestic cats. Part detective story, Gothic mystery and occult horror, the story follows green-eyed protagonist Francis (voiced by Ulrich Tukur) and his grizzled, one-eyed companion Blaubart (voiced by Mario Adorf) as they unravel the killings stretching back decades, involving death cults, genetic experimentation and a mysterious martyr religion.
“A cult classic that has gone under the radar for too long. While I highly recommend the film, a fair warning to all: this film is gruesome, bloody, sexual, and vulgar.”
—Hanna Pape, Film Obsessive
Deaf Crocodile has released Standard and Deluxe Limited Editions of Felidae on Blu-ray, presented in a new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative with bonus features including new interviews with Schaak, animators, artists and more.
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