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(1942)

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Sex & Nudity

  • Implicit themes of beastiality in folk lore, sexual repression, seduction, temptation, the correlation between sexual titillation and violence, and possible lesbian undertones.
  • A woman undresses (mostly offscreen) while preparing a bath. We then see her bare upper-back as she is crouched in the tub.
  • We see a woman in a bathing suit (not the most discreet model) as she prepares to swim, dives into a pool, and then gets out.
  • A man tries to "tame" a woman by kissing her briefly.
  • A man and a woman flirt and he inquires to kiss her, but doesn't.

Violence & Gore

  • A woman accidentally scares a bird to death (we see it fall limp to the bottom of its cage). She then takes the bird in a box, and throws it into the cage of a panther, which allegedly eats it off-camera.
  • A cat/woman creature stalks a woman on two occasions. Both scenes are accompanied with creepy camera work and audio cues. More suspenseful than scary.
  • We see a panther eating raw meat.

Profanity

  • One use of a possibly derogatory term for a Serbian man.
  • Some name-calling.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Men smoke on several occasions.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Some suspenseful sequences and implied psycho-sexual themes.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Violence & Gore

  • A man wrestles with a panther offscreen and we see his dead body turned on the ground (bloodless).
  • A woman is hit in the head by a jumping panther and falls to the ground, where another previous wound is revealed (we see a bloodless blade sticking out of her upper back/neck area), and she dies of her injuries.
  • A panther jumps out of frame and is run over by a car. We see its damaged and bloodied body under the vehicle.

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