Cat People (1982)
Featuring an introduction by Cinema Salem creative director, and founder of Salem Horror Fest, Kay Lynch!
A remake of the 1942 Jacques Tourneur horror/noir classic, Cat People stars Nastassja Kinski as Irena, a beautiful young woman who discovers love for the first time only to find that the experience brings tragic consequences.
The tremendous passion of this woman's first romantic love is so strong, however, it bypasses the chaos around her—including the extraordinary demands of her brother—as it pushes her on to her own bizarre destiny. Directed by Paul Schrader (Hardcore, American Gigolo), this erotic fantasy about the passion and terror surrounding this first love also stars Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O'Toole, Ruby Dee, and Lynn Lowry.
