The Cassandra Cat

Czech fairy tale drama directed by Vojtech Jasny. Life in a small town is disrupted by the arrival of a travelling circus and its magical cat. The children love the cat but many of the adults fear it, for when it looks at them, they glow in different colours depending on their true natures.

Lovers, liars and villains are all revealed and the village descends into chaos. When the cat is stolen, the town's children are determined to rescue it. Jan Werich, Emilie Vasáryová and Valstimil Brodsky star.