A Bestiary (Bestiaire). Chris Marker, 1985-1990.
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Edition screened: Included on Icarus DVD The Case of the Grinning Cat, released 2008. No dialogue track. Runtime approximately 9 minutes.
Summary: Image of dead mice in one segment.
Bestiaire is composed of three short films:
Cat Listening to Music (Chat écoutant la musique), approximately 3 minutes. No animal violence.
Marker’s beloved cat, Guillaume-en-Egypte, “was fond of Ravel (any cat is) but he had a special crush on Mompou. That day (a beautiful sunny day, I remember) I placed Volume I of the complete Mompou by Mompou on the CD player to please him ..."
An Owl Is an Owl Is an Owl, approximately 3 minutes.
A computer-manipulated montage of owls’ other-worldly countenances. One clip in an aviary, 1:40-1:45, shows five dead white mice lying on a plate.
Zoo Piece, approximately 3 minutes.
This montage documentary of animals in confinement shows the mental anguish they feel, but does not show any physical cruelty or harm to them.