Right in the middle of this brutal and gruesome mess is our heroic feline, francis, who has taken it upon himself to track down the cat who is responsible for the brutal. Felidae is a family of mammals in the order carnivora, colloquially referred to as cats, and constitutes a clade. Too bad, because this is a film that deserved a lot better than it got. Felidae is a neonoir detective book written by the german author akif princci, and tells the tale of domestic cat detective francis, just arrived in a new. Pirincci was born on the 20th october 1959 in istanbul, turkey, but emigrated to germany together with his parents in 1969. Eisner was pretty heavy handed when it came to squelching all competition real or perceived when it came to any other disneyfied animated film from a rival studio. Felidae species exhibit the most diverse fur pattern of all terrestrial carnivores. Those are the major things that describes michael schaacks animated opus felidae. The film mixes a classic film noir formula with mass murder, cult activities. With the exception of antarctica, australia, new zealand, madagascar, japan, and most oceanic islands, native populations of cats are found worldwide, and one species, domestic cats, have been introduced nearly everywhere humans currently exist. Felidae simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Zu akif pirinccis felidae pia zarsteck bachelorarbeit germanistik neuere deutsche.
The final report of the cat classification task force of the iucn ssc cat specialist group. Cats have retractile claws, slender muscular bodies and strong flexible forelimbs. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Felidae full read felidae full comic online in high quality. Felidae is a story of vivisection, eugenics, serial murder, religion, revenge and the emotional blindness caused by purely logical scientific thought. A few have been translated including felidae fourth estate, london, 1994 and felidae on the road fourth.
They are all obligate carnivores, and most are solitary predators ambushing or stalking their prey. Free audio books in german that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. As of 2012, there are eight books in the felidae series. Fan trailer for the adult animated cat movie felidae. There are books that can show us deep truths about the human condition using animals as protagonists. The term cat refers both to felids in general and specifically to the domestic cat felis catus. Based on the novel of the same name, it starred francis and his investigation into a series of grizzly murders. Felidae 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
And thats the best summary of this felidae there is. Crime fiction in german language countries germany, switzerland, and austria has a very long and distinguished history and is truly remarkable for its popularity today. Assisted by a reluctant local, he gathers clues from a curious sect, the bodies themselves and his own nightmares to solve the crime. Felidae was released in 1994, and if i remember correctly mr.
The book will shake and transform your life with its motivating energy. This one unlike watership down and plague dogs, is a german animation and it. Felidae is a family of mammals, in the order carnivora. See the complete felidae series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Their teeth and facial muscles allow for a powerful bite. Read felidae full comic online free and high quality. The main character is a cat named francis who investigates the murders of several cats in a big city in germany. Watership down, animal farm and felidae are among the best. Like watership down, the plague dogs, sysco the worst disaster ever created and the rats of n. Official trailer deutsch animated picture felidae 1994. Although some authorities recognize only a few genera, most accounts of felidae recognize 18 genera and 36 species. There are 41 living species, including the domestic cat, and they are monophyletic. Felidae is a 1989 crime fiction novel by the germanturkish writer akif pirincci. The movie is one of the rare movies were it actually stays extremly close to the book without any major changes.
It includes the voices of ulrich tukur, mario adorf and klaus maria brandauer. Pascal voiced by klaus maria brandauer and 1 other. Felidae originated in germany, and was based on a mystery novel. Produced by trickompany, the film features the voices of ulrich tukur, mario adorf and klaus maria brandauer.
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