Statements (161)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:comic_book
gptkb:short_story |
| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:radio_station gptkb:graphic_novel gptkb:video_game gptkb:theater gptkb:animated_film gptkb:film theater adaptation |
| gptkbp:adaptations |
gptkb:film_adaptation
theater adaptation |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Spider-Man
|
| gptkbp:alter_ego |
gptkb:Felicia_Hardy
|
| gptkbp:art_style |
gothic
|
| gptkbp:audience |
mixed reviews
|
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
|
| gptkbp:based_on |
short story by Edgar Allan Poe
|
| gptkbp:box_office |
successful
|
| gptkbp:censorship |
controversial themes
|
| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Pluto
the wife the police |
| gptkbp:character_development |
gptkb:complex
relationship with wife narrator's descent into madness relationship with Pluto |
| gptkbp:character_motivation |
personal vendetta
|
| gptkbp:character_voice |
unnamed man
|
| gptkbp:characterized_by |
richly developed
|
| gptkbp:cinematography |
gptkb:John_J._Mescall
|
| gptkbp:climax |
murder of the wife
the murder of the cat the revelation of the body |
| gptkbp:conflict |
internal conflict
external conflict |
| gptkbp:created_by |
gptkb:Roy_Thomas
|
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
cult classic
well-received widely studied considered a classic |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced horror genre
inspired adaptations inspired other works popular in adaptations inspired future films influenced horror tropes |
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
referenced in other media
|
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
pioneering horror film
|
| gptkbp:director |
gptkb:Edgar_G._Ulmer
|
| gptkbp:editing |
Paul Weatherwax
|
| gptkbp:ended |
twist ending
|
| gptkbp:film_awards |
nominated for several awards
|
| gptkbp:film_technique |
noir elements
expressionist lighting |
| gptkbp:filming_location |
gptkb:California
|
| gptkbp:first_appearance |
gptkb:The_Amazing_Spider-Man_#194
|
| gptkbp:gender |
gptkb:Female
|
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:horror
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Romanticism
19th century America during the Great Depression gothic tradition |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Black Cat
|
| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:Stephen_King
gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft gptkb:horror_genre gptkb:Gothic_literature American literature gothic literature Edgar Allan Poe's works modern horror fiction |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:German_Expressionism
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
psychological horror
Edgar Allan Poe's works short fiction Poe's own experiences Poe's struggles with alcoholism Poe's views on death |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influential in horror cinema
|
| gptkbp:literary_devices |
gptkb:personification
symbolism imagery irony foreshadowing |
| gptkbp:literary_movement |
gptkb:American_Romanticism
gptkb:Gothic_literature |
| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:Pluto
the narrator the narrator's wife |
| gptkbp:mood |
dark
suspenseful |
| gptkbp:motif |
gptkb:death
alcoholism violence cats the supernatural |
| gptkbp:music |
gptkb:Herman_Stein
|
| gptkbp:narrative |
first-person
|
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
stream of consciousness
non-linear suspense unreliable narrator first-person narrative flashback |
| gptkbp:notable_for |
its expressionist style
|
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
“ But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul.”
“ I had so much of my old heart left, as to be at first grieved by this evident dislike on the part of a creature which had once so loved me.” “ I am not mad—am I not?” |
| gptkbp:notable_scene |
memorable moments
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
cat burglar
|
| gptkbp:plot |
the confession
the narrator's descent into madness the descent into madness the discovery of the second cat the narrator's arrest the narrator's guilt and paranoia the narrator's violent actions the act of murder the relationship with the cat |
| gptkbp:powers |
luck manipulation
|
| gptkbp:production_company |
gptkb:Universal_Pictures
|
| gptkbp:published_in |
1843
|
| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Marvel_Comics
|
| gptkbp:relationship |
gptkb:Spider-Man
|
| gptkbp:release_year |
1934
|
| gptkbp:remake |
inspired several adaptations
|
| gptkbp:resolution |
narrator's confession
the narrator's confession |
| gptkbp:runtime |
65 minutes
|
| gptkbp:screenplay_by |
gptkb:Peter_Ruric
|
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:19th_century
gptkb:United_States a house 19th century America a cellar the narrator's home |
| gptkbp:soundtrack |
atmospheric
|
| gptkbp:special_effects |
innovative for its time
|
| gptkbp:style |
psychological depth
descriptive language dark and macabre |
| gptkbp:symbol |
alcoholism
the cat the color black |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
alcoholism
the cat |
| gptkbp:theme |
madness
violence supernatural guilt |
| gptkbp:themes |
madness
|
| gptkbp:viewpoint |
unreliable narrator
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Spider-Man
gptkb:Stan_Lee gptkb:The_Avengers gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe gptkb:Paul_Klee gptkb:Martha |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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