
Around Cat People : the fantastic RKO Studios!

Starting with Cat People by Jacques Tourneur (part of the 2025 baccalaureate curriculum), we take a deep dive into the world of RKO PIctures, the studio that - in the 40s - gifted us several film noir and fantasy gems. Made on shoestring budgets and marked by a murky, unsettling aesthetic, these works remain enduring models of the genre.
Films


Vaudou
Jacques Tourneur

L'Homme-léopard
Jacques Tourneur

La Septième victime
Mark Robson

Le Calvaire de Julia Ross
Joseph H. Lewis

Deux mains, la nuit
Robert Siodmak

La Malédiction des hommes-chats
Robert Wise / Gunther Von Fritsch

RKO, une économie de l'ombre
Conference

La Féline : les clairs-obscurs du désir
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