Kristen Roupenian’s 2017New Yorkershort story “Cat Person” went viral for its of-the-moment topicality about sexual politics and gender dynamics as much as its mystery. The plot, in which a 20-year-old college student goes against her instincts to date a 34-year-old man and regrets it...
Cat Person, the 2023 film adaptation of Kristen Roupenian's viral New Yorker short story, claws its way onto the screen with a promising premise: exploring the awkward, unsettling, and sometimes dangerous landscape of modern dating. Unfortunately, despite stellar performances and flashes of brilliance...
Despite this, when Kristen Roupenian's New Yorker short story 'Cat Person' went viral late in 2017, critics of the genre paid virtually no attention to it. This article sets out to correct this on the premise that studying the 'Cat Person' phenomenon can help us refine ...
Based on Kristen Roupenian's popular New Yorker short story from 2017, Susanna Fogel's romantic drama/dark comedy Cat Person is among the most tonally and visually indecisive films from this year's festival scene. After its debut at Sundance in January, the movie received what the deputy CEO...
Cat Personwas my most anticipated film at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and was the first screening I booked when I selected my ten tickets for the festival. The film was inspired by Kristen Roupenian’s short story published in theNew Yorkerin December 2017. Roupenian’s short story...
Cat Personwas originally published in December 2017. The short story initially appeared in The New Yorker and began to see immediate success with... Learn more about this topic: How Social Media Influences Attitudes & Behaviors from Chapter 10/ Lesson 4 ...
she thought, brightly, This is the worst life decision I have ever made! And she marvelled at herself for a while, at the mystery of this person who’d just done this bizarre, inexplicable thing. After a short while, Robert got up and hurried to the bathroom in a bow-legged waddle,...
Nicholas Braun, best known for his Emmy-nominated turn as Greg in Succession, is teaming with Emilia Jones, recently seen in Locke & Key and Sundance winner Coda, for the psychological thriller Cat Person, based on the short story by Kristen Roupenian, famously published in The New Yorker in...
For a short story—a neglected form, despite its aptness for the TikTok age—“Cat Person” has had a long tail. When it ran in the New Yorker in 2017, it ignited debates over dating and consent, body-shaming (Robert is said to be fl...
‘Cat Person’ Trailer: Nicholas Braun and Emilia Jones Collide in Unhinged Thriller Sans Felines Susanna Fogel directs the Sundance breakout film adapted by the New Yorker short story of the same name. By Samantha Bergeson August 24, 2023 3:47 pm Features ‘Cat Person’ Star Nicholas Braun...